I read David Cillay’s thoughtful blog encouraging a redirection of the lively conversation that swirls about us related to MOOCs. David is most certainly right. For better or…
Launched in March, Open2Study began by offering 10 free subjects the following month, with each taking four weeks to complete. Seven months on, 32 courses are available with…
The country's higher education system seems ripe for tech industry disruption. Student debt is out of control. Graduation rates are unacceptably low. And employers still can't find enough…
This rise of the MOOC has spurred a reexamination of many entrenched higher education practices, such as the typical college course and how it's taught. MOOCs and other…
The New York Times declared 2012 to be the Year of the MOOC, enthusiastically adopting venture capitalist argot advocating “disruption” and “starting the revolution that has higher education…
Debates on the pros and cons of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) often overlook how these online sessions fundamentally change the dynamic of learning, Forbes reports. I’ve been…
Not everyone is a fan of Massive Open Online Courses, it seems. Even though the availability of free MOOCS is expanding nationwide, 65 faculty, student, teacher and union…
Earlier this month, I went to an eLearning conference in Saudi Arabia and again, the topic of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, came up. But, they were…
It seems that a start-up founder's decision to offer a homeless man a laptop and coding classes, instead of $100 cash, has paid off, The Huffington Post reports.…
