{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Social Media Lab","provider_url":"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta","author_name":"Social Media Lab","author_url":"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/author\/socialmedialab\/","title":"MOOCs of Every Shape and Size - Social Media Lab","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YCHXj0DFpB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/2014\/03\/19\/moocs-of-every-shape-and-size\/\">MOOCs of Every Shape and Size<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/2014\/03\/19\/moocs-of-every-shape-and-size\/embed\/#?secret=YCHXj0DFpB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;MOOCs of Every Shape and Size&#8221; &#8212; Social Media Lab\" data-secret=\"YCHXj0DFpB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"[important]The Social Media Lab will be examining Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as part of the new SSHRC-funded research initiative\u00a0\u201cLearning Analytics for the Social Media Age\u201d. The first post will offer an overview of MOOCs and the major providers. Later posts will provide additional insight into the technical and pedagogical features of MOOCs, including learning [&hellip;]"}