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Waiting Online
David Galef takes a peek inside the discussion forum for a massive open online course about a certain play by Samuel Beckett.
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Learning From MOOCs
Andrew Ng on what MOOCs and the "Wild West" of higher education are teaching professors.
MOOCs for Credit
Georgia State will evaluate courses much like it reviews other work done by students before they enroll. Academic Partnerships, which helps universities put degree programs online, will work with institutions to make first course in each degree a MOOC.
Opinion
Unthinking Technophilia
MOOCs offer empty promises to open-access institutions and the rush to pursue the massive online option can trample shared governance, write six faculty members from San Diego community colleges.
MOOCs Assessed, Modestly
At HigherEdTech Summit, enthusiasts and a skeptic or two weigh the game-changing impact (so far and potentially) of massive open online courses.
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Apocalypse Later
In the debut of a new column, Peter Stokes, a longtime proponent of higher education innovation, challenges the fascination with "disruption" and urges a focus on improvement and strategy instead.
Paying for Proof
Coursera unveils fee-based, verified courses, which could generate revenue for the company and its university partners.
Growth for Online Learning
Annual survey finds that enrollments in online courses and programs grew at 9.3 percent rate, lowest level in a decade -- and that campus officials don't know what to make of MOOCs.