Filter & Sort
Surveying the MOOC Landscape
An updated study of massive open online courses from Harvard U. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds diverse learner populations and interests -- and the need for more research.
Specializations, Specialized
Massive open online course provider Coursera adds corporate partners to its course sequences and says it has found a business model.
Opinion
Have MOOCs Helped or Hurt?
Randy Best writes that, despite all the hype, the massive course trend may be more faddish than influential.
Umbrella Group Backs Unbundling
ACE continues online experimentation with proposed pool of general education courses from colleges and providers like StraighterLine.
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.
Opinion
No Apologies
It's time for students who leave MOOCs and the professors who teach them to stop apologizing, writes Jeffrey Pomerantz.
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.