Tech & Innovation

A Harvard professor no longer thinks students benefit from skipping lectures for his rigorous course. Experts weigh in on what his decision says about the flipped classroom and other alternative learning approaches.

Institutions have adopted a wide range of techniques for preparing new learners for success in online courses and programs.

Almost seven years after winning high-profile competition, Cornell Tech opens on Roosevelt Island, with 30 faculty members and almost 300 graduate students.

Professors teaching online courses offer effective strategies for pre-empting offensive remarks -- and what to do when discussions go awry.