Noteworthy
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Boston College joins 2U
Boston College has joined six other leading teaching and research universities in forming Semester Online, More
Blending for flexibility
Dazzled by the potential of free online college classes, educators are now turning to the... More
Duke opts out of 2U
Duke University faculty decided to back out of a deal with nine other universities and 2U... More
The MOOC Ecosystem
Millions of students have signed up for massive open online courses, and hundreds of universities... More
Grading The MOOC U
This NYT article summarizes the experience of the author with 11 MOOCs, primarily on Coursera. The author... More
Online & Liberal Art Education
The trial and error and rapid innovations associated with online education may be expensive in... More
Online Learning is Different!
This article in the Harvard Gazette presents results of research on the effectiveness of online... More
Stanford folds Class2Go into edX
EdX will be available as an open source learning platform on June 1. In... More
Role of the future University
David Brooks asks: "The best part of the rise of online education is that it... More
Software for grading essays
This NYT articles considers the implications from the availability of edX software that uses artificial intelligence... More
CETLI activities on BU Today
Faculty Urged to Help Design Online Offerings Presidential council studies technology’s benefits on and off campus By... More
Faculty-free University in CA?!
A bill being considered this month by the California Assembly would create a fourth division... More
The University vs the Internet
In one form or another, the online future is already here. But unless we are... More
On Credit Worthiness of MOOCs
Professors who teach MOOCs do not think that their students deserve credit. [Read More]
Teaching in the digital age
The key right of any learner is to the attention of his or her teacher. More
UT announces nine edX MOOCs
Students around the globe will have the opportunity to participate in nine dynamic massive open... More
MOOC Completion Rates
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have the potential to enable free university-level education on an... More
Crowdsourcing MOOC Support to Alumni
Alumni of elite colleges are accustomed to getting requests for money from their alma mater, More
CA Turns to For-Profit Courses
Here’s how California treats its public colleges and universities: first, cut public funds, and thus... More
Freshman Composition MOOC?
Here a MOOC, There a MOOC: But Will It Work for Freshman Composition? [Read More]
Badges get a platform!
A digital badge is an online representation of a skill; Mozilla Open Badges takes that... More
CETLI Spring Activities
The Council on Educational Technology & Learning Innovation (CETLI) invites all faculty, staff and students... More
Survey of MOOC professors
The survey, conducted by The Chronicle, attempted to reach every professor who has taught a... More
edX platform SDK released
edX releases XBlock SDK (Software Development Kit) for building interactive courses. [Read More]
From badges to financial aid
Colleges can now award federal student aid based on measured "competencies," not just credit hours. More
The Professor’s Big Stage
Thomas Friedman's reflection in the New York Times on a conference convened by M.I.T. and... More
MOOCs as University Spinoffs
While other universities move quickly to offer courses online for free, Carnegie Mellon University is instead... More
Company-tailored MOOCs
Should CIOs consider creating their own massive open online courses to fill the skills gaps? [Read... More
Rate My MOOC
At least three sites have started in recent months to let users of massive open... More
MOOCs as a Recruiting Tool
MOOC2Degree was launched by Academic Partnerships for "public universities to offer credit-bearing MOOCs as a... More
The edX Business Model
The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article in which Anand Agarwal (President of edX)... More
MOOCs grow and intersect
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the significant expansion of both Coursera and edX to overseas... More
The Trouble with Online College
This New York Times Editorial shines light on the shortcomings of on-line education with respect... More
UT MOOC Offerings Announced
The University of Texas System plans to launch its first four MOOCs, next fall —... More
A Massive MOOC Mess!
Maybe it was inevitable that one of the new massive open online courses would crash. More
On the Disruption of Higher Ed
Yet another opinion on the disruption of higher ed. Mostly, we’re doing the best we can. More
Location, Location, Location!
For Making the Most of College, It's Still Location, Location, Location! Just as with libraries, campuses... More
Public Perception of Higher Ed
A survey from the Chronicle of Higher Education on the "Public Perception of Higher Ed". More
Big Data & The Humanities
This NYT article illustrates how disciplines that may have been considered "immune" from transformation due... More
Davos & Higher Ed Disruption
This article is a summary of what transpired at Davos on the subject of disruption... More
MOOCs and Cambrige U
Universities face a serious threat from free online degree courses, the vice-chancellor of Cambridge University... More
Learners of the 21st Century
Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century – What are students doing with digital... More
MOOCs Going International
An article in Inside Higher Ed shines the light on the various efforts by non-US... More
Reform or be reformed!
Cathy N. Davidson is co-founder of HASTAC, a 10,000+ network committed to new modes of... More
Online Learning in Computing
The Education Board of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) -- the main professional organization... More
Udacity strikes CA deal
A plan to offer an array of online college classes at a California state university... More
Minerva experiment unveiled
Details about the envisioned operational model for the Minerva project are unveiled in this Business... More
Sloan On-Line Ed Report
The tenth annual survey, a collaborative effort between the Babson Survey Research Group and... More
Minerva project launches
The Minerva project which aims to "offer ivy-caliber education at half the price" launches the... More
MOOC Credentials for a Fee
Providers of free online college courses are experimenting with academic security measures that will enable... More
