Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

The Penn Instructional Design Working Group: Professional Learning and Growth for ID Professionals

At the University of Pennsylvania, the Instructional Design Working Group is blending professional growth and peer connection to transform how instructional designers learn, lead, and support one another. Its success offers a practical model that other higher education institutions can adapt to strengthen their own instructional design communities.

From MOOCs to MOOIs: Attrition as Law in Online Learning and Online Therapy

Technology-mediated versions of both education and treatment for mental health have seen much of their potential undercut by the large numbers of participants who don’t complete the work. Understanding the broader online psychology behind this attrition can point to steps that minimize it.