Ed Tech: Page 44
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Admissions process very competitive for Georgia Tech's MOOC master's
The program turned away about 2,000 applicants, putting its acceptance rate on par with Georgetown.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 22, 2014 -
EdX's Agarwal talks automatic grading
He says he's astounded at the advances in artificial intelligence for evaluating essay questions.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 21, 2014 -
Plan to give credit for MOOCs gets 'incomplete' for now
Some universities are participating, but students are still lacking.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 21, 2014 -
CES 2014 and district tech rollouts: The week's most-read education news
Get caught up on news like Blackboard's MyEdu acquisition and more here.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 17, 2014 -
Confidence in MOOCs sags, but not among business schools
Big-name schools are showing some confidence in the massive online learning model.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 17, 2014 -
Survey finds mixed bag for online education outlook
Confidence in MOOCs is low, but online education is seen as part of the future.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Udemy president: Android necessary to reach mobile students worldwide [CES 2014]
Udemy launches its mobile app this week, and Education Dive caught up with president and COO Dennis Yang at CES 2014 for all of the details.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 15, 2014 -
Blackboard buys student jobs site MyEdu
The purchase may signal Blackboard's move into the competency-based education model.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 15, 2014 -
McGraw-Hill Education names new CEO
David Levin comes to the education publisher from media company UBM.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 14, 2014 -
Success of 'Walking Dead' MOOC may lead to more
University of California Irvine plans to study the course itself.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 13, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Anant Agarwal predicts the campus of the future [CES 2014]
The edX president said MOOCs aren't the end of the physical campus, but they can make it more effective.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 10, 2014 -
Will Apollo's U. of Phoenix continue to rise again?
A Wall Street Journal writer doesn't think the for-profit educator can continue to live up to its mythical namesake.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 7, 2014 -
Online learning and Kansas' twitter policy: This week's most read education news
Is student data privacy only a major breach away from becoming the next big issue in ed?
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 3, 2014 -
Struggling small college found salvation in online courses
Southern New Hampshire University bet big on the Internet.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 3, 2014 -
Coursera co-founder addresses criticism on student retention, demographics
Daphne Koller says changing retention and demographics perceptions are a goal for the MOOC provider in 2014.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 3, 2014 -
Has online learning lost its way?
2013 was a rocky year for MOOCs, but 2014 might find them rebalancing.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 2, 2014 -
Small colleges not sure where they stand with online classes
Would going online mean sacrificing their personalized instruction?
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 2, 2014 -
Student data privacy, competency-based learning among trends to watch in 2014
It's easy to dismiss, but student data privacy is only a high-profile data breach away from becoming the center of attention.
By Daniel Shumski • Jan. 2, 2014 -
U. of California expands sharing of online classes across campuses
The school system is treading cautiously with a new program meant to address class crowding.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 26, 2013 -
University salaries, firings and tech: The week's most read education news
Head into you weekend better informed, and check out the week's most popular reads from Education Dive.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Deep Dive
6 ways LMS providers can better serve universities
Higher ed CIOs' wishlists include everything from a greater dialog to biometric authentication for online courses.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Will Coursera's roots give it a marketing advantage?
Whatever online education ends up looking like, the MOOC provider might be well-positioned because of where it started.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Teachers' presence in online forums may hurt participation
Small talk can also overwhelm useful posts, researchers find.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 19, 2013 -
Obama told to stay out of MOOC market
The president's advisers say he should let competition run its course.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 19, 2013 -
San Jose announcement sounds like the end for Udacity collaboration
The school says it is taking control of the online classes on its own platform.
By Daniel Shumski • Dec. 18, 2013