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Innovative MOOC Spearheads the “Digital Learning Transition” for Leaders

The Alliance for Excellent Education and Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University have teamed up to pioneer a brand new style of Massive Online Open Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed).

28 days ago by Scott Williams

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Reynoldsburg Schools Attracting Rave Reviews

Yesterday I visited the Reynoldsburg Schools in Columbus, Ohio and had a chance to see the great work being done in the schools that is drawing attention not only statewide but nationally. In this piece by the Columbus Dispatch the schools’ efforts at innovating around STEM and career and college readiness was highli...

2 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Hype vs. Hope: San Jose State + Udacity vs. Linn State Technical College

While it would be a stupendous achievement if Udacity and other MOOC providers are able to develop and deploy a model that can successfully remediate math and reading at scale, we need to step back and look at the bigger picture: A more powerful (and much more realistic) achievement would be to put society’s needs a...

3 months ago by Guest Author

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edX & Gates Partner to Offer Blended MOOCs at MassBay Community Colleges

EdX, the world’s leading online-learning initiative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), today announced an innovative blended massive open online course (MOOC) offering at Bunker Hill and MassBay Community Colleges, the first community colleges to work with edX to bring ...

6 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

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Free College Courses, Cheap Credits, Flexible Pathways

Contributions to free post-secondary learning opportunities have been breathtaking this year. Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been around for a while but the number and variety of courses, the investment, and aggregate enrollment exploded this year.

6 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

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MOOCs Bring Down Costs at Antioch University Campuses

The advent of MOOCs offered by top universities like MIT, Harvard, and Stanford has raised some questions about the current cost of higher education. If academic institutions like Harvard and MIT can offer some of their best courses online, for free, why are college students paying tens of thousands of dollars each yea...

6 months ago by Guest Author

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Five Free Online Courses (MOOCs) to Help Your Career

Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have become all the buzz among higher-education experts. The idea is that anyone, anywhere can sign up to take a course from the nation’s top institutions like Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Stanford. This is undoubtedly an exciting idea. With tuition costs rising and student loan...

6 months ago by Guest Author