In a previous post, we linked to this item from the Boston Globe, which noted that a number of high-profile higher ed institutions were hopping on board the edX bandwagon. And now the story’s getting bigger; not only moving from local to national (hi, HuffPo), but looping in the online education company, Coursera. This Huffington Post piece points out that 10 large public university systems, including the ... Read More »
Check out this great story about Navy pilot Tomas Saenz, who got a master’s degree in engineering while he was at war in Afghanistan. Talk about a military member with a commitment to education. Saenz is part of a growing population of military veterans returning from war (or in this case, still being at war) and getting advanced degrees to ... Read More »
In this Yahoo! Education story, Dee Masiello, Northeastern CPS’s assistant dean of academic and faculty affairs, shares her thoughts on five degrees that are well suited for online study. What are they? Accounting Computer Science Business Administration Graphic Design Master’s in Business Administration Of course these five are far from the only ones that lend themselves well to a online ... Read More »
Last Friday HuffPost Live hosted a Google Hangout about MOOCs and the decision by Amherst College not to join edX. Amherst President Biddy Martin was part of the disucssion, saying, “The faculty isn’t yet certain that it’s the right moment to get involved in any of the particular firms that are out there. That doesn’t mean the faculty isn’t interested ... Read More »
The first bill that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced aims to “stave off an automatic hike in student loan interest rates” with the goal of reducing the crushing burden of loan debt on college students and graduates. This boston.com article looks at student loan debt from a variety of perspectives, including Senator Warren’s, who says, “If the Federal Reserve can ... Read More »
Last month, a Tech Crunch article trumpeted a Chronicle of Higher Education survey that found 72% Of Professors Who Teach Online Courses Don’t Think Their Students Deserve Credit. It was a compelling story—and one that drew lots of social sharing and dire predictions about the imminent death of MOOCs. But digging a little bit deeper, the story is more nuanced (isn’t ... Read More »
