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What happens when you put African philosophies at the centre of learning

The team at Stellenbosch University looks at African philosophies and practices that are placed at the centre of learning and how teachers and students on the continent can use the concepts of ubuntu (human interdependence) …

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Yes! Digital Learners are Emotional – Insights from the Irish 101 MOOC

Elaine Beirne, a researcher in The Ideas Lab at the National Institute of Digital Learning (NIDL) in DCU, and inaugural OLC Emerging Scholar, is researching the emotions of beginner language …

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Do Moocs generate return on investment?

Ang Davies, senior lecturer in clinical bioinformatics and genomics at the University of Manchester looks at the pros and cons of the University of Manchester’s recent clinical bioinformatics MOOC. Originally appeared in …

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What do MOOC learners like and dislike?

A short blogpost on the subject of what MOOC learners like and dislike, originally published on Evalu-ate Written by Kerrie Douglas, Assistant Professor and Gaurav Nanda, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Purdue …

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What are the expectations of disabled learners when participating in a MOOC?

A short summary of the work in progress paper ‘What are the expectations of disabled learners when participating in a MOOC?’ which was presented at L@S: Fourth Annual ACM Conference …

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Who are our Learners? Part 4: The ‘Leisure’ archetypes

A research-based insight into FutureLearners. Part 4: The ‘Leisure’ archetypes. By Tracey Walker, User Experience Researcher at FutureLearn In part one, Tracey explained how the research and data team at …

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Are learners learning? (and how do we know?)

A snapshot of research into what we know about how FutureLearners learn. By Matt Jenner SFHEA, Learning Developer at FutureLearn Our purpose, at FutureLearn, is to help everyone fulfil their …

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Who are our learners: Part 3: The ‘Personal Life’ archetypes

A research-based insight into FutureLearners. Part 3: The ‘Personal Life’ archetypes. By Tracey Walker, User Experience Researcher at FutureLearn In part one, Tracey explained how the research and data team …

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Making great online courses: 10 insights

Top 10 insights about how to make great online courses – based on course evaluation. By Reka Budai, Strategy & Insights Analyst at FutureLearn At FutureLearn, we take great pride in …

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Who are our learners: Part 2: The ‘Work and Study’ archetypes

A research-based insight into FutureLearners. Part 2: The ‘Work and Study’ archetypes. By Tracey Walker, User Experience Researcher at FutureLearn In part one, Tracey explained how, last year, the research …

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Development and impact of a MOOC for antimicrobial stewardship

A short summary of the research paper ‘Development and impact of a MOOC for antimicrobial stewardship’ which appeared in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Written by Sally Bradley, E-Learning Manager, British Society for …

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Who are our Learners? Part 1: What we did and why

A research-based insight into FutureLearners. Part 1: What we did and why. By Tracey Walker, User Experience Researcher at FutureLearn After 4 years, thousands of courses, and millions of learners, …

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A Far Cry from School History

Massive Online Open Courses as a Generative Source for Historical Research By Dr Silvia Gallagher and Dr Ciaran Wallace from Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin One of the …

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What happens when you put African philosophies at the centre of learning

Yes! Digital Learners are Emotional – Insights from the Irish 101 MOOC

Do Moocs generate return on investment?

What do MOOC learners like and dislike?

What are the expectations of disabled learners when participating in a MOOC?

Who are our Learners? Part 4: The ‘Leisure’ archetypes

Are learners learning? (and how do we know?)

Who are our learners: Part 3: The ‘Personal Life’ archetypes

Making great online courses: 10 insights

Who are our learners: Part 2: The ‘Work and Study’ archetypes

Development and impact of a MOOC for antimicrobial stewardship

Who are our Learners? Part 1: What we did and why

A Far Cry from School History

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