The neglected mission of U.S. higher education
With the nation debating models and metrics for the federal government’s rating of America’s more than 4,000 colleges and universities, there’s one crucial area that no one talks…
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My first MOOC: The planning behind a Massive Open Online Course
Michael Goldberg was teaching entrepreneurship in Vietnam as a Fulbright Scholar in 2012, when he was approached by a government agency to run a seminar on entrepreneurial ecosystems,…
How higher ed can improve equity with technology
The resonance of major issues in higher education, particularly concerns over cost and access, will not go away, writes a commentator for NBC News.
The rise of Big Data brings tremendous possibilities and frightening perils
Debates are raging about whether big data still holds the promise that was expected or whether it was just a big bust, The Huffington Post reports. The failure…
Group urges checks on online learning at MIT
Concerned about the pace of change brought about by online learning, an Institute subcommittee is now preparing to recommend a “face-time” degree requirement, strong oversight of on-campus MITx…
Take me out to the MOOC game
Baseball’s opening day is behind us, but if you can’t get enough of this spring ritual, you can savor another opening day of sorts May 29, when a…
Are college campuses obsolete?
On one recent night, the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate series put forth a motion on Columbia University’s campus: “More Clicks, Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall Is Obsolete.” This…
Hadoop there it is: Big Data tech gaining traction
As companies collect more data on how consumers interact with their businesses, the Hadoop open source storage system is emerging as a key technology for breaking up large…
The student becomes the teacher
Over the past year, a boy genius from Mongolia has been schooling MIT on how to improve the elite institution’s free online courses, Slate reports. When he was…
4 online education trends for 2014
Looking ahead this year, business owners worldwide are definitely in board rooms steering up plans designed to ensure they have ... Read more