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Establishment Opens Door for MOOCs

The American Council on Education's plan to pursue credit recommendations for Coursera's massive courses is among wave of MOOC-related grants announced by Gates Foundation.
Opinion

Formerly Known as Students

MOOCs are changing the relationships that are at the center of higher education, and those changes could end up affecting all colleges, writes Alison Byerly.

A Disruption Grows Up?

Competency-based education is poised to spread, with expected backing from the Education Department and new ground charted by Southern New Hampshire University.

Mature Market for Online Education

Growth in adult students' interest in online education is stagnating, report finds, and colleges will have to do more to stand out online.

MOOC Host Expands

Already the largest provider of massive open online courses, Coursera doubles its list of university partners. Just how broad will the company's emerging MOOC empire become?

Gates, MOOCs and Remediation

The Gates Foundation is ponying up to learn if MOOCs could work for remedial students, a departure from the current slate of MOOCs. Developmental education experts say the idea could work, but others remain skeptical.

MOOCs' Missing Pieces

Before these massive online courses truly transform higher education, they need to focus on some key teaching issues, writes Gary S. May.
Opinion

MOOCs' Contradictions

Universities are going to have difficulty if they continue to claim the content of the new courses is of the same caliber as traditional courses, and yet decline to award full credit, writes David Touve.