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Category Archives: Build This, Please
Clarification on Cloud, SaaS and Multi-tenant Language
In several recent posts I have argued about the importance of cloud-based platforms, and Michael Feldstein has written some insightful analysis on the subject. Quite often the terms Cloud and SaaS (software as a service) are misunderstood, or at least used differently … Continue reading
Posted in Build This, Please, Guest Bloggers, Higher Education, Notable Posts
Tagged Cloud, Desire2Learn, Multi-tenant, Platform, SaaS
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Four Barriers That MOOCs Must Overcome To Build a Sustainable Model
Given the hype of national media coverage of massive open online courses (MOOCs), it is refreshing to see more recent analysis looking at important attributes such as revenue models, dropout rates, and instructional design. Steve Kolowich at Inside Higher Ed … Continue reading
Posted in Build This, Please, Guest Bloggers, Higher Education, Notable Posts, Openness
Tagged EdX, MITx, MOOC, Udacity, Udemy
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What Is Machine Learning Good For?
A few weeks ago, Audrey Watters wrote a great piece on her concerns about robo-grading of essays. (I tend to take a lot of inspiration from the things that annoy Audrey, in part because they usually annoy me too.) Here’s … Continue reading
Instructure Steps Up for Open Education
Friday evening, I wrote in a blog post: If you are a large for-profit education company—say, an LMS vendor or a textbook company—give $5,000 to the DS106 Kickstarter project. At that level of contribution, in addition to all the benefits of … Continue reading
When It Comes to Content, Say “Yes” to Wrappers But “No” to Containers
Scott Leslie has a good post up ruminating on the moving target of open textbooks which reminded me that I have long intended to write a follow-up to an exchange that he, I, and Rob Abel had in the comments … Continue reading
