EdBizWatch

Why Is The University Still Here?

Universities are supposed to be dead. What happened to the revolution?

Why Is The University Still Here? Danny Creichton, TechCrunch

Anyone Can Be a Teacher at Skillshare, an Online School

Susan Orlean, Debbie Millman, and Seth Godin are teaching courses at Skillshare.

Anyone Can Be a Teacher at Skillshare, an Online School, Jonah Bromwich, NYT

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

Nano-Degrees as a New Model to Integrate into Higher Ed

A libral arts degree and a nano-degree can coexist and serve different purposes. 

Nano-Degrees a New Model to Integrate into Higher Ed, Matthew LeBar, Forbes

Thinkful Raises $4.25M led by Floodgate Fund

Learn-to-code startup's $1M seed round included Peter Thiel. Total funding $5.25M.

Thinkful Raises $4.25M led by Floodgate Fund, Tony Wan, edSurge

Where Are All the Venture Dollars Going in Ed-Tech?

K-12 has started to see a significant uptick.

Where Are All the Venture Dollars Going in Ed-Tech? Lauren Landry, BostInno

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

20 Higher Ed Innovators

Platforms, programs & orgs leading the effort in making college possible for all students.

Smart List: 20 HigherEd Innovators, Getting Smart

Will MOOCs be Flukes?

This month, there are 495 MOOCs in-progress, 5 times as many as a year ago.

Will MOOCs be Flukes? Maria Konnikova, The New Yorker

Demystifying the MOOC

There are several reasons for the current disillusionment with MOOCs.

Demystifying the MOOC, Jeffrey J. Selingo, New York Times

Udacity Raises $35M From Drive Capital, Others

The Series C brings total funding to the three-year-old startup to $58 million. 

E-Learning Startup Udacity Raises $35M to Launch Nanodegrees, Lizette Chapman, WSJ

Silicon Valley and the Edtech Revolution

SV leading an ed tech revolution which might have greatest impact of all.

Silicon Valley and the Edtech Revolution, Geoff Ralston, edSurge

Google Launches Programming Courses with Udacity

4 courses: Android fundamentals, Cloud fundamentals, UX fundamentals, web performance.

Google Launches Programming Courses with Udacity, Gregory Ferenstein, VentureBeat

AT&T and Udacity Partner to Create the ‘Nanodegree’

Vocationally focused nanodegree will be a lifelong learning portfolio, could be widely recognized by the tech industry, far cheaper to obtain.

Udacity & AT&T Partner to Create the ‘Nanodegree,' Gregory Ferenstein, Venture Beat 

4 Lessons on how MOOCs Should Be Deployed

For college credit, for college readiness, for MOOC hybrid courses, for job training.

Why MOOCs Are More Like Health Clubs Than Hospitals, Andrew Kelly, Forbes

Q&A with “Godfather of MOOCs” Sebastian Thrun

"So if someone says we’re the panacea of all education, we’re not. We’re improving." 

Q&A with “Godfather of MOOCs” Sebastian Thrun, Carmel Deamicis, PandoDaily

MOOCs’ Disruption Is Only Beginning

Uuniversities will have to compete with providers who offer low-cost, direct paths to employment that do not necessarily end in degrees or certificates. 

MOOCs’ Disruption Is Only Beginning, Clayton Christensen & M.R. Weise, Boston Globe

Verified Certificates - MOOC's Money Maker or Anachronism?

How can you generate revenue when you don’t charge at the entrance? Charge at exit.

Verified Certificates - MOOC's Money Maker or Anachronism? Kirsten Winkler, Edukwest

MOOCs for High School

Unlocking opportunities or substandard learning?

MOOCs for High School, Michael Horn, Education Next

Can Facebook’s MOOCs Improve Ed For Developing Nations?

Facebook and partner, edX, haven't decided exactly how the project will play out in Rwanda.

Can Facebook’s MOOCs Improve Education For Developing Nations? Greg Ferenstein, TC