E-learning (K12, MOOCs & Higher Education)

Wikipedia Definition & Overview – eLearning
E-learning includes all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching, and more recently Edtech. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process.

WikipediaDefinition & Overview – Massive open online course (MOOC)
A massive open online course (MOOC)is a course where the participants are distributed and course materials alsoare dispersed across the web. Modern MOOCs allow a single teacher to teach tensor hundreds of thousands of students, and today’s best known MOOCs are thoseoffered by such organizations as Coursera, MITx and Udacity.

 

1st International Conference on Open Distance and E-Learning – February 23, 2012
Speech of Philippine Senator Edgardo J. Angara on February 23, 2012 at Century Park Sheraton.

Adobe K–12
This Adobe website on K-12 E-learning provides resources and information on solutions, community networking, learning tools and more.

Can MOOC’s and Existing E-Learning Efficiency Paradigms Help Reduce College Costs?
E-Learning enrollments in post-secondary education are growing significantly but the annual cost of tuition continues to increase more than inflation. Does this mean that E-Learning cannot reduce costs? This article examines four paradigms that have the potential to reduce tuition significantly over the long term, perhaps by half.

EFQUEL Website
EFQUEL is a membership organisation which is based in Brussels. It is a network with over 100 members from Europe and beyond such as universities, corporations, consultancy bodies and national agencies. It is our aim to share experiences on how e-Learning can be used to strengthen individual, organisational, local and regional development, digital and learning literacy, and promote social cohesion and personal development.

E-learning For Homebound Students
This website provides e-learning to homebound K12 students.

eLearning for Kids Website
Our vision is to be the source for childhood learning on the Internet – available from anywhere and without charge.

eLearning Technology Blog
Tony Karrer’s eLearning Blog on e-Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning eLearning Design Authoring Tools Rapid e-Learning Tools Blended e-Learning e-Learning Tools Learning Management Systems (LMS) e-Learning ROI and Metrics.

Electronic Journal of eLearning (EJEL)
The Electronic Journal of e-Learning (EJEL) provides perspectives on topics relevant to the study, implementation and management of e-Learning initiatives.

IEEE eLearning Library
The premier online collection of short courses and conference workshops.

Instructionfor Masses Knocks Down Campus Walls
Welcome to the brave new world ofMassive Open Online Courses — known as MOOCs — a tool for democratizing highereducation.

Is E-Learning Really Working? The Trillion-Dollar Question
In the world of Web 2.0, Internet2, and open systems, most learning is still done in traditional classrooms. Aseducation costs continue to grow far faster than inflation, what’s e-Learning’srole?

Khan Academy Video Learning website
With over 3,300 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, we’re on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.
Khan’s Academy provides young people an innovative and interactive learning experience on science and math.

Massive Open Online Courses Shaping the Future of Higher Education
Prospective college students maynot be very familiar with the concept of massive open online courses, or MOOCs,but it is worth knowing about them.

MOOCs From Elite Colleges Transform Online Higher Education
From Harvard to Stanford, a growingnumber of elite universities are throwing open their digital doors to themasses. They’re offering their most popular courses online for no charge,allowing anyone with an Internet connection to learn from world-renownedscholars and scientists.

NMC Horizon Report: 2013 K12 Edition Wiki
This website focuses on emerging technologies and their applications in K-12 E-learning environment.

Online Education Website
Recent stories and posts about online education.

Online Learning – Harvard University
A collection of online academic and learning resources available from Harvard University.

TED Video: Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education
Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy.

TED Videos: This Year’s 10 Best TED Talks To Share With Students
This is just a small fraction of the amazing presentations put on by the folks over at TED. Each one of the presentations embedded below is perfect for sharing with students and showing in class.

TED Video: Why Massive Open Online Courses (Still) Matter
Ted video, June 2013.

TED Video: What We’re Learning from Online Education

The eLearning Guild
The eLearning Guild is the oldest and most trusted source of information, networking, and community for eLearning Professionals.

The Future of Online Education
An interview produced by the Skoll World Forum with the participation of today’s leading thinkers and innovators in education.

The Import-Export Paradigm for High-Quality College Courses
Three new free Stanford onlinecourses drew 300,000 applicants in the fall semester of 2011. Might veryhigh-quality courses with the best streaming lectures, student aids, exams,quizzes, mentoring, and so on facilitate an import/export approach toe-learning?

Video:Harvard and MIT Create EDX to Offer Free Online Courses Worldwide
Educational leaders at Harvard& MIT talk  about how the future ofonline education is now.