MOOCs and the liberal arts: threat or opportunity?
Despite the ugly acronym, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are the talk of higher education today, The Huffington Post reports.
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The MOOC racket
In fact, a MOOC is a new kind of college-like experience that seems to possess the magical power to turn some of the smartest people in academia into…
The next online challenge: ‘Virtualizing’ the college experience
If you're a college graduate today, you may have cheered at your university's football or basketball games, The Huffington Post reports.
Will shutdown of online education program scare off other colleges?
In an effort to reach new students, more schools are partnering with companies that enable online education options, Gigaom reports.
Big data could end professor lectures
When Arnecia Hawkins enrolled at Arizona State University last fall, she did not realize she was volunteering as a test subject in an experimental reinvention of American higher…
University of Central Oklahoma student’s online startup to offer speedier hiring process
A University of Central Oklahoma student is creating an online job site designed to help area employers save time and money in finding the best employees, and make…
HTTPS hackable in 30 seconds: DHS alert
Security experts are warning website operators to test whether their HTTPS traffic is vulnerable to a new crypto attack that can be used to grab sensitive information, InformationWeek…
MOOCs: if we’re not careful so-called ‘open’ courses will close minds
I have tried, really hard, not to write about Moocs. But I can't keep it up forever, and what better time than the silly season to write about…
Students are cool with MOOCs, so why aren’t profs?
For those of us who still use calendars – the paper kind, with glossy photos of places we’d rather be – turning the page to August is always…
Free online higher education: 5 best MOOCs
Online education has existed for a while now, but has really taken off in the past year, the Epoch Times ... Read more