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…
Although many open-enrollment courses face high dropout rates, UT professors hope memory-management software that checks retention rates and interacts with students will make a new online class more…
Brandeis Profs. Marc Brettler (NEJS) and Ellen Wright (PSYC) embraced an online course format this semester, each teaching one class through Semester Online, The Justice reports. This marked…
Many UNC employees are still upset over last fall’s data breach, when the personal information housed by the University of more than 6,000 individuals was made publically accessible…
Online course participants are more likely to browse lesson material than stick around to earn a completion certificate, according to a report examining enrollment and usage data from…
Software giant Microsoft has partnered with Regenesys Business School to offer 1,000 business qualification scholarships, which will be facilitated through e-learning, IT Web reports. The initiative expands on…
Just over six months ago, online education platform Coursera thanked a Syrian doctor for a poignant blog post that spoke directly to its mission to change the world…
Despite controversies concerning the motives on online education companies, Cornell professors say online courses can be effective source of learning for students, The Cornell Daily Sun reports. Recent…
Sebastian Thrun was instrumental in building Google’s self-driving car and Glass projects, and helped launch the company’s Google X wing to spearhead “moonshot” projects like Project Loon, Gigaom…
Dartmouth College has joined the nonprofit online learning platform edX, founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Union Leader reports. Massive open online courses,…
