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MOOC Skeptics at the Top
Even as colleges add massive online courses or grant credit for them, survey finds most presidents are dubious that the innovation will transform learning or produce savings.
Quick and Dirty Research
Academic researchers need to be nimble to contribute to the fast-moving science of learning around online education.
Duke Faculty Say No
Vote by professors forces university to withdraw from participation in online credit courses for undergraduates.
Only Sometimes for Online
Community college students prefer face-to-face courses over online ones in certain subjects and when they think a course is important, challenging or interesting, a study finds.
The World Is Not Flat
Does the utopian vision of democratizing education have a cultural ceiling?
Which New Ideas to Use
Survey of community college leaders in distance education finds some interest and some skepticism about MOOCs and open educational resources.
Credit Without Teaching
Two new competency-based education programs up the ante for a potential disruption to higher education. How do they work?
Amended but Not Commended
California bill to increase use of online course providers gets changed to give faculty more say -- but not yet kudos from said faculty.