This blog is excerpted from a longer talk given to the Open edX® Educators Working Group. Full recording, transcript and summary can be found on

In today’s educational landscape, the power of video as a teaching tool cannot be overstated. Its ability to bring subjects to life, engage learners, and

A well designed game or simulation in your online course offers a number of clear benefits. It increases the interactivity of your course. It adds

Language teaching methodologies can be categorized into two main approaches: Fact-Based and Action-Based. These approaches represent different techniques for imparting language skills to learners. Let’s

MOOC enrollments are affected by several macro factors like age, brand and topic. The most popular topic surprised me.

Curricu.me builds open, online courses with our clients. But in 2013, it was build around aggregating MOOC “curriculums”.

Self-paced courses were introduced in 2015 and expanded rapidly in a short time. We review the edX.org course catalog to see where it landed and explore what is behind the rise of self-paced.