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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.
Opinion
Humanities in the Digital Age
Alan Liu and William G. Thomas III see opportunities for programs with the right strategies -- opportunities that may be especially valuable amid all of the cuts faced by so many departments.
Spotlighting Hate
Blogs at two universities aim to promote tolerance by highlighting insensitive and offensive comments posted on social media.
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.
Not So Fast on 'Open Access'
Arguing that the issues are different in science and humanities publishing, history association urges caution on movement to make journal access free.
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?