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Surging Interest in Online Education

The coronavirus pandemic has led to increased interest in MOOCs and online education.

Emma Rindlisbacher Mar 24th, 2020

Open edX Conference Cancelled, Coursera Conference Goes Virtual

Due to concerns related to COVID-19, a number of conferences are being cancelled or moved online.

Dhawal Shah Mar 11th, 2020

American Universities Move to Online Classes Due to Coronavirus

Six American universities have cancelled in-person classes and are moving instruction online in response to the Coronavirus.

Emma Rindlisbacher Mar 8th, 2020

International MOOC-Maker 2017 conference in Antigua, Gautemala

Call for Papers: Learning with MOOCS 2020

The 7th edition of Learning with MOOCs (LWMOOCS VII) is taking place in Antigua, Guatemala from September 30th to October 2nd, 2020.

Heba Ledwon Mar 5th, 2020

Latin America’s Largest MOOC Provider is Up for Sale

The announcement emphasizes the challenges of serving learners outside the English-speaking world.

Dhawal Shah Mar 1st, 2020

School’s Out in China: Can MOOCs Fill the Gap Left by the Coronavirus?

The Ministry of Education (MOE) issued instructions to enable students to resume their studies remotely, providing 24,000 online courses from more than 20 online platforms free of charge.

Rui Ma & Emma Rindlisbacher

Feb 20th, 2020

MOOCWatch 22: The MOOC Hype Revisited

It’s almost nine years since MOOCs went mainstream. We don’t know if they have changed the world, but has the hype surrounding MOOCs had a bigger impact?