Dropout; whose side are you on?
Picture this: Andy is a student who joins a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on music history. He does this because he needs information on the rock ‘n roll era…Read more
EMOOCs conference 2016: ‘MOOCs with a purpose’ and ‘MOOCs & language technology’
In one of the recent blogs on www.sooner.nu the EMOOCs 2016 conference was introduced and our workshop on ‘scalable feedback and assessment activities’. With well over 50 presentations, workshops and…Read more
Traditional education as a CD album, future education as a playlist?
Last week I turned 30, in my head I am still 22, but I more and more catch myself referring to things that today are considered “out of date” (my…Read more
MOOCs: paradise for learning analytics
MOOCs, as the name suggests, attract massive numbers of participants that all engage in numerous activities, which usually are logged and available for review to the moderators of the course.…Read more
eMOOCs conference 2016
This years eMOOCs conference took place in Graz (Austria) and the SOONER team was highly represented. At the last conference day we gave a workshop about scalable feedback and assessment…Read more
Lecture series “Towards open educational processes and practices” during Open Education Week
During the Open Education Week the Open University of the Netherlands is offering a series of online lectures, presentations and expert discussions. The week is supported by the Netherlands National…Read more
JCHE special issue on advancing research on open education
Special issue focus Open Education is currently at the crossroads of becoming either an integral part of the higher education landscape or a sellout for venture-capital driven companies who use…Read more
The wOERld is not enough
The book "Open Education: A study in disruption” is one of the few accounts on open education that clearly outlines the paradoxes and contradictions which are currently determining the public and…Read more
Happy new year!
The year 2016 has started. It is the time for “happy New Year” and “best wishes for the New Year”. It is also the time when all those new year…Read more
Education days 2015 in Rotterdam
In the second week of November we (Maartje and Julia) went to the Dutch education days, which were held in Rotterdam. During these days the attendants were informed about trends…Read more