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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

Advanced Placement Classes, Online, for Free

These AP classes are not MOOCs, but more like massive open online lessons, or MOOLs.

Advanced Placement Classes, Online, for Free, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

A Clearer Role for MOOCs

Online courses are unlikely to take over higher ed, but they can help revitalize it.

A Clearer Role for MOOCs, Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette

John Paulson Gives $400M to Harvard for Engineering School

He's one of the best paid hedge fund managers and took home $2.3 billion in 2013.

John Paulson Gives $400M to Harvard for Engineering School, Tamar Lewin, NYT

Harvard & Nonprofit Launch Library of K-12 Student Work

Purpose is to raise the bar by giving educators clear examples of stellar projects.

Harvard & Nonprofit Launch Library of Exceptional K-12 Student Work, Allie Gross, EdDive 

Justice Department Settles with edX

An advocacy group for the deaf sued MIT and Harvard for inaccurate captions.

Justice Department Settles with edX, Emily Stephenson, Reuters 

Surveying the MOOC Landscape

If MOOCs from edX could be described as a city, then Computer Sci is its downtown core.

Surveying the MOOC Landscape, Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed

Here’s What Will Truly Change Higher Education

MOOCs won’t revolutionize education until there are credentials that lead to jobs.

Here’s What Will Truly Change Higher Education, Kevin Carey, New York Times

What Are MOOCs Good For?

Online courses may not be changing colleges, but they prove valuable in surprising ways.

What Are MOOCs Good For? Justin Pope, MIT Technology Review

edX Offers Free High School Courses

26 high school courses were created by 14 institutions, including MIT, Rice, UC-Berkeley.

edX Offers Free High School Courses, Matt Rocheleau, Boston Globe

The Trouble With Harvard

The Ivy League is broken and only standardized tests can fix it.

The Trouble With Harvard, Steven Pinker, The New Republic

MIT-Spun 'YouTube for MOOCs' is Solving MOOC Problems

MOOC learners seek specific skills and don't want to complete an entire course. LectureScape helps point out those specific skills.

MIT-Spun 'YouTube for MOOCs' is Solving MOOC Problems, Lauren Landry, BostInno

Will Free Online Courses Ever Replace a College Education?

MOOCs haven't stolen students away from universities. They're a genre of their own.

Will Free Online Courses Replace a College Education? B. Winterhalter, The Atlantic 

Building a Better College Ranking System. Wait, Babson Beats Harvard?

Money magazine released its new best college list, focused on money. 

Better College Ranking System. Wait, Babson Beats Harvard? Kevin Carey, NYT

Who Performs the Best in edX Online Classes?

20 graphs about countries, completion rates, grades, age, gender, & education level.

Who Performs the Best in edX Online Classes? Max Wolfe, minimaxir

How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools

Private sector invests $4B/yr to improve public education. Why isn't it paying off?

How Business Leaders Can Strengthen US Schools, Julia Hanna, Harvard Business School

Creative Destruction in Higher Education

A cost crisis, changing labor markets & new tech will turn an old instituition on its head.

Creative destruction in Higher Education, The Economist

Harvard’s Silly and Dreary Innovation Debate

2 Harvard professors are engaged in an intellectual food fight over “disruptive innovation.” 

Harvard’s Silly and Dreary Innovation Debate, Robert J Samuelson, Washington Post

Interview: New Coursera Chief Stresses the ‘Wow’ Factor

The big picture is MOOCs magnify the reach of universities by 2-3 orders of magnitude.

Interview: New Coursera Chief Stresses the ‘Wow’ Factor, Nick Anderson, Washington Post

EdX CEO Anant Agarwal On The Future Of Online Learning

Interview covers: founding edX, key challenges, role of data, & the future of online ed.

Anant Agarwal, EdX CEO, On The Future Of Online Learning, Rahim Kanani, Forbes