Filter & Sort
A Platform for All Purposes
EdCast, a new online education platform provider, wants to use open-source software to help institutions teach courses to on-campus and online students all at once.
Less Prescriptive in California
California's Democratic leaders have taken a gentler approach in push for the state's colleges to get creative with online courses, including with a $50 million award fund.
Place Your Bets
Analysis shows deep-pocketed investors are searching for winners in an unsettled ed-tech market.
All Things in Modulation
U. of Wisconsin at Madison's second round of MOOCs will feature smaller, more focused courses that target local learners -- and activities beyond the last day of class.
Southern Blend
Can a group of liberal arts colleges in the South -- institutions that value personal interaction -- win over faculty on blended learning?
Shrinking Cal State Online
The California State U. System scales back plans to enroll a quarter of a million students through a centralized online portal -- a goal that failed to attract interest across its 23 campuses and that many professors questioned.
My Course, Your Content
A report on MOOCs in Maryland classrooms delivers encouraging results, but faculty members say shaping a course around another instructor's content can be tricky.
A Question of Quality
Coursera has come under attack after an instructor conducted a social experiment on his students, but the MOOC provider is sticking with its hands-off policies, saying they promote academic freedom.