Coursera's Stiglitz: MOOC revolution is just beginning [SXSWedu 2015]

We caught up with the massive open online course provider's head of business development to talk credentialing, JetBlue, and the format's continuing potential for disruption.

By Roger Riddell • March 13, 2015

U.S. Education Department planning open, online skills academy

The announcement came in a blog post promoting open educational resources.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 13, 2015

Gates Foundation identifies four focus areas for higher ed policy

The foundation outlined its strategy in a paper about post-secondary advocacy priorities.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 12, 2015

Institutions experimenting with targeted MOOCs

The University of Michigan and Harvard are seeing success with efforts to tap into specific populations using the free online courses.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 12, 2015

Barnes & Noble invests in peer-to-peer study marketplace

Flashnotes Inc., offers students the opportunity to buy and sell study materials online.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 11, 2015

Microsoft to offer MOOCs through edX

The new partnership will focus on teaching IT development skills to the MOOC provider's global audience.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 11, 2015

For-profit Trident University International trimming term length

Eight-week 'Fastrac' terms will soon be available as an alternative to its traditional 12-week programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 10, 2015

2U and Yale partner on medical science master's

The partnership is 2U's first with an Ivy League institution.

By Roger Riddell • March 10, 2015

New study estimates real cost of MOOCs

Few institutions seem to be focused on reducing the cost of providing such online courses.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 9, 2015

PowerSchool, outcomes, and the FCC: The week's most read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on the University of Michigan's $1.4 million digital innovation commitment and more right here!

March 6, 2015

Free online credentials, not MOOCs, will transform higher ed

Kevin Carey argues in a new book that verifiable skills earned through online certification could say more than college degrees.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2015

Drexel's Sacramento campus marked for closure

The university has attempted a bi-coastal model since 2009 but never got much traction in California.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2015

Florida congressman proposes state accreditation power

The move would shift higher education accreditation from the federal government’s hands to states.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 5, 2015

Telepresence robots putting online students in class at Michigan State

The university is testing the robots' ability to prevent online students from feeling alienated from their peers.

By Keith Button • Feb. 25, 2015

Peaked in High School

Sponsored by: By Todd Hitchcock, SVP, Pearson Online Learning Services I love the Direct TV ads with Rob Lowe.  My new favorite is the ‘Peaked in High School Rob Lowe’.  It reminded me of where we are today in the evolution of online learning. With the release of ...

Feb. 24, 2015

Gamification and acquisitions: The week's most-read education news

Fall behind? Catch up on the MIT's 'short course' expansion and the latest acquisitions and funding rounds from Blackboard, Advisory Board, and Instructure right here!

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 20, 2015

Putting a bounty on bugs: Instructure's Wade Billings on securing data

The cloud-based LMS provider recently took its proactively approach to security a step further by offering hackers a bounty.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 19, 2015

New York Times launching ed initiative with CIG Education Group

The partnership will see the newspaper offer pre-college and college-level courses starting this fall.

By Keith Button • Feb. 19, 2015

EF exec details company's approach to rethinking standardized testing

Education First Executive Director Yerrie Kim says the company wants to change the perception of standardized test scores and how the exams are used.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 18, 2015

Codecademy still not looking for revenues

With 24 million users of its free coding education services, Codecademy's CEO says he's still focused on growth, not monetization.

By Keith Button • Feb. 18, 2015

Stanford brings simulated touch to haptics MOOC

Students are presented the opportunity to build their own sensory device to help them learn about the science of touch.

By Keith Button • Feb. 17, 2015

Coding schools and in-flight MOOCs: The week's most read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on Harvard Business School's global online push and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2015

Coursera details next round of companies joining Specializations capstones

Previous projects in the curated course series have included Google, SwiftKey, and iHeartMedia.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2015

GWU turns to online degrees for enrollment growth

The university's online nursing and public health graduate school options are proving particularly popular.

By Keith Button • Feb. 11, 2015

Harvard Business School takes online basics program worldwide

The program received high marks in engagement and instructional quality from beta participatns.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2015