Missouri’s support for private online university is questioned
It may seem odd that a state with no shortage of public colleges is urging its citizens to consider a private school. Yet that’s exactly what Missouri is…
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Tradition will prevail over online offerings
Everybody is talking about Moocs and how global education is about to be irremediably transformed by the emergence and easy availability of these massive open online courses, the…
Engineers: this is how and why you need a free ‘big data’ education
I’ve been a systems engineer and database administrator for fifteen years now, and it’s fair to say that there have been more than a few large-scale shifts in…
Sharing 30 songs online cost this college student $675,000
Like millions of others, Joel Tenenbaum illegally shared music on the Internet in college. And like thousands of others, he was caught by the recording industry, which asked…
Software tracks facial expressions, improves online learning
New software can track facial expressions to assess the emotions of students during interactive online learning activities, PsychCentral reports.
White House cites MITx MOOC as key tool for bringing innovations to market
As a part of their activities marking the second anniversary of the launch of the Materials Genome Initiative, the White House has cited the upcoming MITx massive open…
7 celebrities who took online courses
Shaquille O’Neal played on four NBA championship teams, won three consecutive NBA Finals MVP awards and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history, the…
Protest against online admission at Lucknow University
Admission process at Lucknow University was stalled for more than two hours on Tuesday as a group of students protested against admission through the online route, The Times…
5 reasons international students should consider MOOCs
For decades, American-style higher education was out of reach for millions of international students. But now, thanks to MOOCs, students no longer have to hop on a plane…
Moody’s: MOOCs a boon for university credit ratings
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) bolster a university’s credit rating by creating new revenue avenues and international recognition, according to a report from the credit agency Moody’s.