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Report: Four in 10 colleges to offer MOOCs by 2016
A few high-profile rejections have done nothing to doom the future of massive open online courses (MOOCs), according to a worldwide report. Providing access to MOOCs, in fact,…
Top 5 online computer science master’s degree programs
The unveiling of Georgia Tech's massive open online course (MOOC)-based computer science master's degree, offered for about one-sixth the cost of the university's traditional computer science master's program,…
Legislation says universities can’t monitor social media accounts
Protecting the social media privacy of college students and university employees once again proved to be a a bipartisan issue May 16, as the North Carolina House passed…
How universities can leverage learning analytics
Higher education is a big business, and colleges and universities need reliable data to inform decisions that impact thousands of students and faculty each day. Learning analytics tools…
Going Gangnam style with MOOC rankings
There is no denying the gaudy statistics surrounding Coursera's rapid ascent to be the world's leading MOOC platform little more than a year since opening its virtual doors,…
The Academic Journey: Beyond MOOCs
Large public schools have a unique goal: to broadly educate citizens in a variety of subjects, at an affordable cost, The Huffington Post reports. …
MOOCs aren’t the only kind of online course stirring debate on college campuses
Over the past couple of months, massive open online course (MOOC) providers have been the focus of dissension on some college campuses, Gigaom reports. …
University Sports Complex launches real-time game viewing tech
No matter the profession, many strive to maintain a balance between work and home. For execs with children entrenched in sports – soccer, lacrosse, basketball, baseball and more,…
A risk that paid off: Students scarred by war earn college degrees
Mireille Kibibi's march to the graduation stage at Berry College was tough -- laden with the burdens of war, CNN reports. …