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…
It’s hardly surprising that the appeal of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) continues to grow. In the United States, the average college student graduates with almost $30,000 in…
One late afternoon last spring I received a visit from a former student and budding entrepreneur. I usually schedule these meetings at the end of the workday. It…
A new online app called College Abacus is making it easier for students and their families to get estimates in advance of how much financial aid colleges and…
Ten years from now college might not look too different from the outside—the manicured quads, the football games, the parties—but the learning experience students receive will probably be…
What is the technology stack that makes big data go? And how does it work with cloud computing? Here’s how three successful companies – SoftLayer, Cloudant and Rosetta…
We’re living through an incredible moment in the history of learning. Suddenly, anyone with an Internet connection can take courses, for free, from some of the world’s top…
The Internet is the ultimate learning tool. The fact that its reach extends around the globe at no cost makes it possible for anyone to learn from and…
For a good working definition of big data, remember the Vs, NetNewsCheck reports. Nitesh Chawla, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame…
Imagine a college program where there’s no required reading or weekly assignments. Where teachers no longer teach class or hand out grades. Welcome to FlexPath, a new twist…
Researchers looking for information in the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institute, or the National Archives have been out of luck since last week when the US government…
