MOOC only from for-profit educational institutions?
Most MOOCs are made by persons in educational institutions, like universities or commercial for-profit firms, Connectiv reports.
Month: August 2013
Enrollment opens for Sabato’s free online course on “The Kennedy Half Century”
Enrollment is now open for Prof. Larry J. Sabato’s free online course about President John F. Kennedy’s life, administration and legacy, The Roanoke Times reports.
Universities use online programs in uncertain future
Measured strictly by size, the University of Florida's recent Fundamentals of Human Nutrition class was a resounding success. The class, offered this past spring, was UF's first foray…
e-Cycle Receives Top Honors as Health, Safety & Environment Program of the Year in the 2013 International Business Awards
Also selected as Best New Service of the Year for e-Stewards certified recycling practices NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Aug. 20, 2013 ... Read more
Top MOOC experts to follow on Twitter
A simple search for massive open online courses (MOOCs) on Twitter will deliver a torrent of information, from headlines to insight to strong opinions on MOOCs, one of…
U.Va. opens registration for free online classes
Registration is open for the first of 11 free online courses the University of Virginia will offer this year, the Richmond Times Dispatch reports.
Students create interactive online database
Abigail Thebault–Spieker ’16, Bemidji, and Tori McDougald ’15, Nashua, are working to create an inventory of Minnesota River Valley historical sites that will be incorporated into an interactive…
Big Data: An economic dud?
If pencil marks on some colossal doorjamb could measure the growth of the internet, they would probably be tracking the amount of data sloshing through the public network…
University of Waikato launches first MOOC on data mining
The first MOOC (massive open online course) from a New Zealand university was launched by the University of Waikato this week in one of the most exciting fields…
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Chooses Infolinx Web™ for Tracking Boxes
Today, Infolinx System Solutions™, a leading provider of enterprise physical records management software, announced the implementation of Infolinx WEB™ at ... Read more