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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

MIT Researchers Develop Model To Predict MOOC Dropouts

One variable that is important is the proportion of time students spend on the weekend.

MIT Researchers Develop Model To Predict MOOC Dropouts, Joshua Bolkan, Campus Tech

Is “Making a Game out of Learning” Bad for Learning?

Two MIT professors argue for more playful educational games.

Is “Making a Game out of Learning” Bad for Learning? Chris Berdik, Hechinger Report

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

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

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

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

With the Right Technology, Can Children Teach Themselves?

The idea: Some previously unknown technology can catalyze a revolution in children’s learning, especially in the developing world.

With the Right Technology, Can Children Teach Themselves? Anya Kamenetz, Mind/Shift

MIT Study: Online Learning as Effective as Traditional Ed

Skeptics beware: online courses work.

Online Learning is Just as Effective as Traditional Ed, Lauren Landry, BostInno

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

Future of MIT Education Looks More Global, Modular, Flexible

Final rpt of Institute-wide Task Force offers 16 recommendations to help MIT evolve.

Future of MIT Education Looks More Global, Modular, Flexible, Steve Bradt, MIT News

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

MIT Learning Program Challenges Many Ed-Tech Assumptions

Program challenges many blended learning assumptions.

Ed Tech That Needs Nothing But a TV and VCR? Annie Murphy Paul, Hechinger Rpt

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

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