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Udemy's mobile future: 10 perspectives from President & COO Dennis Yang
After announcing $12 million in new Series B funding, Udemy's recent executive addition explains where he sees online learning heading and how that money will be spent.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Udemy announces $12 million in new funding to expand video learning offerings
With $16 million and an iPad app under its belt now, the course provider will look at new horizons in 2013.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 7, 2012 -
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Most Read Education News of the Week: CourseSmart, McGraw-Hill and puppies
Need to catch up on the week's most interesting education news reads? Look no further.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Yale faculty consider online expansion at Thursday faculty meeting
Among topics discussed was the prospect of joining the school's peer institutions in embracing MOOCs.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Groupnotes wins startup competition with educator focus
The co-founders launched their platform in 54 hours, and they're looking at K-12, universities and beyond.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 6, 2012 -
Coursera launches employer-matching service
Could the new Career Services support be the first part of a revenue stream for the MOOC provider?
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 6, 2012 -
MOOC providers form first liberal arts partnerships with Wesleyan and Wellesley
How will the partnerships change the parties involved?
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 6, 2012 -
Yale committee recommends online courses and MOOC use
The report pushes faculty members to pursue new avenues for reaching audiences outside of traditional classrooms.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 5, 2012 -
Facing scrutiny, U. of Phoenix announces community college partnerships
The for-profit titan claims the new partnerships will restore its profits and reputation.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 5, 2012 -
CourseTalk launches as a Yelp for MOOCs
Could it survive the potential addition of review systems by the MOOC providers themselves?
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2012 -
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Education Dive and Edudemic are partnering for a better newsletter
If you haven't subscribed to our email newsletter before, you will want to now. Here's why.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 4, 2012 -
Wellesley MOOCs will come via edX
Harvard and MIT are ready to welcome the school to their fold. So what will Wellesley bring to the table?
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 4, 2012 -
Free, online textbook publisher OpenStax launches first paid iPad version
Can the free-with-paid-options model become sustainable?
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2012 -
Students see diminishing value in higher education
Higher debt and less valuable degrees are contributing to a worrisome trend for higher educational institutions.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 3, 2012 -
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Education Tech Talk: How CourseSmart Analytics will change e-textbooks
The e-textbook provider doesn't just want to know how to sell course readings. It wants to know the secrets behind how students read.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 3, 2012 -
One quarter of Udemy instructors earn $10K or more
The online learning startup has seen a significant increase in the number of users in the past year.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 30, 2012 -
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Deep DiveMost Read Education News of the Week: Khan Academy, MOOC questions and Apollo
Catch up on Education Dive's most popular reads of the past week, and find out what lies ahead for MOOCs.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 30, 2012 -
Coursera looks to utilize 'power users' as TAs
The qualifications and privileges associated with the designation have yet to be set in stone.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 29, 2012 -
Industry leaders admit regulations are needed for for-profit colleges
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities has tried to fight such regulations.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 27, 2012 -
Arizona State University to offer MOOCs
The school's first MOOC is slated for August.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 27, 2012 -
Former Education Management Corp. employee alleges the for-profit inflates job placement statistics
The whistle-blower claims the company counts students in its job statistics who are working jobs they never needed their degree for.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 27, 2012 -
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8 questions MOOCs face in 2013
State schools and Ivy League universities signed on to offer big, free classes on the Coursera and edX platforms in 2012. In 2013, they will be forced to evolve.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 26, 2012 -
Duke dean foresees coexistence between MOOCs and universities
The Dean of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering predicts the challenges MOOCs raise will help refine higher education.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 21, 2012 -
MIT names Sanjay Sarma as first director of digital learning
Sarma will work closely with faculty and students to understand how MITx offerings are being implemented and received.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 20, 2012 -
The state of MOOCs gets assessed by The NYT
The New York Times begins a new series of articles examining free online courses and what they are doing to higher ed.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 20, 2012