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Are MOOCs just watered-down learning for the masses?
A Michigan professor says they are — and that's why they should aim for the public, not university students.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 25, 2013 -
Coursera gets $20 million in funding
The MOOC company has also made two hires from Netflix.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 25, 2013 -
What will the university of the future look like?
A panel of academics and startup execs agree on one thing: The status quo is not an option.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 22, 2013 -
What's the best way to calculate a MOOC's pass rate?
One professor's answer: Just count the students who actually tried.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 22, 2013 -
Coursera study reveals typical MOOC user
MOOCs may not be leveling access to higher education the way their creators intended.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 21, 2013 -
Coursera gives a peek at what encouragement can do
The MOOC company has data to say which kind of emails improve student engagement.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 20, 2013 -
Why online credits should count for as much as a degree
Older students in particular can't afford to pay for another four-year degree, a writer argues.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 19, 2013 -
San Jose State University faculty to vote on MOOC proposal
A proposed policy would require faculty approval of outside technology providers.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 18, 2013 -
Thrun sees Udacity turning from academic classes to vocational learning
Udacity's future also includes plans to monetize its courses.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 15, 2013 -
Udacity responds to White House's demand for data scientists
The MOOC provider is launching an affordable online degree program in the high-demand field.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 14, 2013 -
Facebook expands program for earning college credit by coding
Computer science students will be able to contribute to open source projects.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 14, 2013 -
Deep Dive
7 non-university MOOC partnerships: Who are their students?
Many of these partnerships, which range from museums to the U.S. government, share a core audience.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 6, 2013 -
For-profit Ashford University teams up with Forbes
The university will pay the magazine to use its content and name at its business school.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Should Matt Damon teach a MOOC?
Celebrity instructors are one idea edX is floating.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Educause releases 2013 conference attendance and webcasts
How many attended this year's premier higher ed IT gathering?
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 5, 2013 -
MOOCs may play bigger role in emerging markets
The outlook for MOOCs might be brightest outside of the U.S.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 5, 2013 -
Where's the Yelp for MOOCs?
Ratings for online courses aren't as easy to come by as they should be, one MOOC expert says.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 5, 2013 -
MOOC spotlight creating academic celebrities
An online audience of thousands means worrying about what shirt he wears, one professor says.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Stanford wants to become open-source MOOC powerhouse
The school wants to foster an alternative to companies such as Coursera and Udacity.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Pearson spotlights blended learning success stories in new videos
"The Voices of Online Learning" range from flipped entrepreneurship and history courses to an online EMT course.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2013 -
New Cal State trustee a good match for online push
Gov. Jerry Brown has long been advocating more online classes.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 1, 2013 -
Coursera forms partnership with U.S. government
"Learning hubs" give foreign students access to Internet and free American college classes.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 1, 2013 -
McGraw-Hill Education partners with UPenn on ed tech incubator
The six-year partnership will see Education Design Studio, Inc., benefit from McGraw-Hill's insight and experience.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Newly launched London ed tech accelerator seeking applicants
Emerge Education seeks to meet the specific needs of European ed tech startups.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Adaptive learning: The best approaches we've seen so far
Ed tech's hottest trend is impacting how students learn from K-12 to higher ed, and these companies are at the forefront.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013
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