MOOCs: A path to early college
Today the MOOC platform Coursera announced a new partnership with 10 major state flagships and state university systems, the Hechinger Report reports.
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What’s it take to make a MOOC? Hundreds of hours, no pay
Chris Cramer didn’t sleep much last semester. The chemistry professor and four other University of Minnesota professors are volunteering hundreds of hours to teach free massive open online…
To MOOC or not to MOOC? Harvard literary theorist Stephen Greenblatt ponders the future
Editor Paul Glader sat in on a lecture today at Frei Universitat by Harvard University professor Stephen Greenblatt, arguably the most notable literary critic today and a founder…
Australian MOOC platform makes big claim about completion rate
Open2Study, an massive open online course (MOOC) initiative launched by Open Universities Australia, announced May 24 that 25 percent of its students complete their courses, more than triple…
A 6-minute video may be Purdue’s biggest contribution to MOOC discussion
Purdue University is just now dipping its proverbial toe in the water when it comes to the hottest development in distance learning — massive open online courses —…
The latest trends in MOOCs
The battle for and against massive open online courses (MOOCs) rages on as we head into summer, with new arguments emerging on both sides of the MOOC divide.
The ‘Hype Cycle’ of MOOC courses
The backlash from some corners of higher education against the proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs) could be an essential step that many other technological innovations had…
Going Gangnam style with MOOC rankings
There is no denying the gaudy statistics surrounding Coursera's rapid ascent to be the world's leading MOOC platform little more than a year since opening its virtual doors,…
MOOCs aren’t the only kind of online course stirring debate on college campuses
Over the past couple of months, massive open online course (MOOC) providers have been the focus of dissension on some college campuses, Gigaom reports.
Georgia Tech to offer MOOC master’s degree on the cheap
Georgia Tech will offer an online master’s degree in computer science for about one-sixth the cost of a traditional master’s degree through a partnership with AT&T and Udacity,…