My year in MOOC-land
It was just a year ago that I enrolled in my first MOOC, Duke University's Think Again: How to Reason and Argue offered through Coursera. And as I…
Month: December 2013
Top 10 Big Data graduate programs
If your favorite school did not make this list, please tell us why you think it should have made this list by commenting on this article, connecting with…
After setbacks, online courses are rethought
Two years after a Stanford professor drew 160,000 students from around the globe to a free online course on artificial intelligence, starting what was widely viewed as a…
Putting a human face into MOOCs space
The head of global research connections for Microsoft is "deeply sceptical" that MOOCs will establish a sustainable business model and does not see them as a threat to…
A MOOC thought experiment
A number of years ago, I wrote occasional pieces for a now-defunct online publication that focused on the intersection of economics, politics and culture. And while my writing…
Talend raises $40M to more aggressively extend into Big Data market
Talend, an open-source data integration company based in Los Altos with offices in Paris, has raised $40 million from Bpifrance and Iris Capital with participation from existing investor…
Flipped classroom boosts exam grades, flips perceptions
With faculty in half of college lecture halls and classrooms now using flipped learning models, it's safe to say the method is no longer just a fad. But…
Why is it so hard to define Big Data?
Pinning down what qualifies as Big Data -- and whether it's an educational panacea or a corporate-driven technological phase -- is sure to be at the center of…
LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM SELECTS INCEPTIA FOR DEFAULT PREVENTION SERVICES
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 9, 2013 – Inceptia, a division of National Student Loan Program (NSLP), announced today that Lone Star ... Read more
Big Data beyond BI : rise of the MBAs
Evolving quickly alongside today’s business demands, the data scientist profession is faced with the challenges of interdisciplinary rarity, Forbes reports. And the job pool is struggling to keep…