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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.
Marketing to the MOOC Masses
Elsevier will offer free (but basic) digital versions of one of its textbooks to MOOC students through edX, hoping it will drive traditional sales.
Paying for an A
A handful of services are offering to take a student's online course from start to finish for a hefty fee, raising concerns among online education providers.
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?
The Pulse: Mark Max of Blackboard Analytics
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast features a conversation with Mark Max, vice president of Blackboard Analytics for Learn.
‘Game-Changers’ in Global Ed
At European gathering of international educators, speakers ask, "Where are we headed?"
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.