Even critics of massive open online courses, better known as MOOCs, shouldn’t deny the value of the student data those courses generate. Teachers can only gather insights into…
The champions of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, and other digitally mediated mass-produced education often speak of the “necessity” of transitioning to this model because of all…
The first graduating class of the tuition-free online University of the People just received an early graduation gift: accreditation. The seven students, who will graduate in April, are…
I'm doing something right now that I've never done before, and I'm doing it twice: I'm taking free online classes that instructors are using to augment classes that…
Massive online open courses (MOOCs) are supposed to change the face of higher education. Early success, though, has been easier to find among corporations, CNBC reports. A University…
The online course platform NovoEd has entered new partnerships with 16 institutions, further positioning the company as a popular alternative to more well-known massive open online course (MOOC)…
Chancellor Nancy Zimpher doubled down on SUNY's commitment to online learning in her annual "State of the University" address Tuesday, Record Online reports. While acknowledging online learning is…
Universities have not changed much since students first gathered in Oxford and Bologna in the 11th century, The Economist reports. Teaching has been constrained by technology. Until recently…
During a University Faculty Senate Meeting held in the Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium on Wednesday, professors debated the benefits and financial concerns associated with expanding Cornell’s current MOOC…