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“Independent MOOC” reaches global audience with connected course

October 21, 2014 by By Hayley Goodman

Independent collaboration may sound like an oxymoron, but for George Washington University (GW) this method of MOOC hosting has reached a significant global audience and strengthened relationships with…

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MIT offers free online courses in game design, ed tech

October 20, 2014 by By Greg Toppo, USA Today

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Why the future is all about the ‘Knowledge Cloud’ platform

October 16, 2014October 16, 2014 by By Michael Sharnoff, <a href='https://twitter.com/michael_esm' target='_blank'>@Michael_eSM</a>

Karl Mehta, the founder and CEO of EdCast, explains why the Silicon-Valley online education platform provider is a next generation digital learning ecosystem—and how Michigan State University (MSU)…

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New MOOC for admins promises better online students

October 13, 2014 by Meris Stansbury

The free four-week online course, designed by an Austin-based digital marketing agency, Tocquigny—a company whose clients include Regent University and Rice University—says it will offer “expert insight into…

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New level of courses now offered on edX

October 9, 2014 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Thanks to universities looking to diversify [and monetize] their online offerings, edX is starting to host for-credit, for-a-fee, and job-market-targeted courses to recent graduates. One of the first…

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What we can learn from the MOOC experiment

September 26, 2014September 25, 2014 by By Jeff Borden

Whether you’re a fan or a critic of the MOOC experience, there are many lessons we can take from these massive open online courses.

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What role can MOOCs play in the development agenda? 5 key questions

September 15, 2014 by By Rajika Bhandari

With the Millennium Development Goals nearing their deadline, the development sector has been rife with speculation about what the post-2015 development agenda will look like and what role,…

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Disruption in higher ed is growing, but not instantaneous

August 19, 2014 by By Michael Horn and Meg Evans

In 2009, Joe Marani, a resident of Marshfield, Mass., lost his job during the height of the recession. Having only partially completed college, he was left with few…

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Which online courses are women taking?

August 14, 2014 by By Denny Carter, Editor

While the average online college student is a woman in her early 30s, the massive open online course (MOOC) landscape has been dominated by men since the courses…

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3 ways online courses could become more like iTunes

August 13, 2014 by By Denny Carter, Editor

Modularization is hardly a mainstream concept in online education today, but if colleges and universities follow suggestions laid out by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) task force,…

“Independent MOOC” reaches global audience with connected course

MIT offers free online courses in game design, ed tech

New MOOC for admins promises better online students

New level of courses now offered on edX

What we can learn from the MOOC experiment

What role can MOOCs play in the development agenda? 5 key questions

Disruption in higher ed is growing, but not instantaneous

Which online courses are women taking?

3 ways online courses could become more like iTunes

Regis University Partners with Collegis Education to Modernize IT Infrastructure and Strengthen Denver’s Higher Ed Innovation Footprint

Beyond the Degree: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Higher Ed

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

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