Tag: online

  • Explore ANTH101 – exemplary open education

    Explore ANTH101 – exemplary open education

    Case Study: http://anth101.com/ ANTH 101 is an innovative, open online course in cultural anthropology from Michael Wesch at Kansas State University. This is an exemplary demonstration of the open education teaching and learning philosophy. Please explore and maybe even enroll! There is no better way learn and grow than to participate. It is designed around…

  • Study: How video affects online student engagement

    From a recent MIT study on edX video… Research Question:  How does video production affect student engagement in MOOCs? Primary Findings: 1. Shorter videos are much more engaging. Engagement drops sharply after 6 minutes. Recommendation: Invest heavily in pre-production lesson planning to segment videos into chunks shorter than 6 minutes. This is the most significant…