EdBizWatch

Interview with Vibhu Mittal and Michael Horn

Edmodo's CEO & the ExDir of Education at Clayton Christensen Institute talk online ed tools.

Global Search for Education: Online Education Tools, Cathy Rubin, Huffington Post

Interview with Stanford President, John Hennessy

Can online learning can match traditional instruction in motivating students.

Interview with John Hennessy, George Anders, MIT Technology Review

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education

The “unbundling” of classes is one of the most provocative ideas in higher education.

MIT Looks to Stay in Vanguard of Digital Education, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

DataCamp Raises $1 Million, Led by Accomplice

Company will use funds to develop its online data-science learning platform.

DataCamp Raises $1 Million, Led by Accomplice, Ron Miller, TechCrunch

Why Ed Tech Is Taking Off In Latin America

Silicon Valley VC players were intrigued by the ed tech space in Latin America.

Why Ed Tech Is Taking Off In Latin America, Omar Tellez, TechCrunch

Children Should Advance in School According to Skill, Not Age

We need big changes in our education system to prepare the citizenry for the future.

Children Should Advance in School According to Skill, Not Age, Michael Horn, Quartz

Fuse Universal Secures $10M From Education Growth Partners

Co platform supports continuous, social, blended, and mobile learning for the workplace. 

Fuse Universal Secures $10M From Education Growth Partners, R. Fowler, TechCityNews

The Online Paradox at Community Colleges

Students more likely to fail online classes, but finish their degrees if they take them.

The Online Paradox at Community Colleges, Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report 

LightSail Raises $3.5M, Led by Scott Cook, Intuit Co-founder

Co offers tablet-based libraries of standards-aligned texts, with assessments and comprehension data.

LightSail Raises $3.5 Million for Tablet-Based Libraries, Mary Jo Madda, edSurge

The Future of College: It’s Online

Online ed will remove barriers to higher learning for millions & change how universities run.

The Future of College: It’s Online, Daphne Koller, Wall Street Journal

ASU and edX Offer Credits for MOOCs in a Freshman Program

“The monopoly that used to exist in terms of how higher ed is done is over..."

ASU Program Promising Full College Credit for MOOCs, Tamar Lewis, NYT

Online Learning Growth Slows, But Don't Miss the Big Picture

Disruption may take longer than forecasted.

Rpt Saying Online Learning Growth Is Slowing Misses Big Picture, Michael Horn, Forbes

DeVry Earnings Fall 15%, Turnaround Plans Outlined

For-profit educator details plans for next phase of turnaround.

DeVry Earnings Fall 15%, Turnaround Plans Outlined, Tess Stynes, Wall Street Journal

Starbucks and ASU Collaboration on College Completion

Central challenge for most Americans in the 21st century is not going; it’s finishing. 

The Upwardly Mobile Barista, Amanda Ripley, The Atlantic

Yale Medical School’s Request to Expand Program Online Is Denied

Yale's medical school & 2U denied accreditors’ permission for physician ass't master’s.

Yale Medical School’s Request to Expand Program Online Denied, Tamar Lewin, NYT

Online Test-Takers Say Anti-Cheating Software Excessive

Does Proctortrack's student test tracking service cross the line?

Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software’s Uneasy Glare, Natasha Singer, NYT

What MIT Is Learning About Online Courses & Virtual Work

Interview w Peter Hirst, Director of Executive Education at MIT Sloan School of Mgt. 

What MIT Is Learning About Online Courses, Sarah Green, Harvard Business Review

University of Phoenix Has Lost Half Its Students

Enrollment was about 460,000 students five years ago. Now it's 213,000.

University of Phoenix Has Lost Half Its Students, CNN

K-12 Digital Curriculum Growing; Print Shrinking

In 2010 "the balance shifted from primarily print to primarily digital in K-12 market.

K-12 Digital Curriculum Growing; Print Shrinking, Dian Schaffhauser, THE Journal

50 Top Online Learning Sites

By category, most popular, not ranked, some free some not, both credentialed and not.

50 Top Online Learning Sites, Best College Reviews