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Vice Provost of Experimentation
Following Stanford and MIT, Harvard University appoints its first vice provost for advances in learning.
Opinion
Beyond the Skepticism
It's appropriate to be cautious about the way MOOCs and other innovations are changing higher education, but efforts are moving ahead to measure and assure their quality, writes Molly Corbett Broad.
'If You Want to Be My Student'
A Columbia professor got very detailed on his website about what he expects of his graduate students. Some praise his clarity, but others have been taken aback by his strict rules.
The Full Report on Udacity Experiment
San Jose State's study of its work using MOOCs to teach some course points to many problems not mentioned in last month's optimistic update.
Opinion
Personalized College Degrees
The capability already exists to deliver "smart" content that adapts to help individual students learn best -- but all the technology tools won't work without significant faculty involvement, write John Cavanaugh.
Workday Enters SIS Market
Human resource and finance software provider Workday will next year introduce a cloud-based student information system to challenge legacy software providers.
Open-Source MOOCs
MOOC provider edX finds a powerful partner in Google for its new platform, Open edX.
Opinion
3 Must-Knows on Distance Ed
Remember that distance education isn't a singular thing, and that many of the key debates also apply to traditional instruction, writes Joel Shapiro.