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'Dream Big, Start Small'
The University of Illinois's iMBA program offers encouraging news about the viability of graduate degrees built on MOOCs.
The Tech-Enabled Scholar
New book explores what it means to be a scholar at a moment when every aspect of life in academe is being changed by technology.
'The Pulse': Autodesk's Randy Swearer
This month's edition of Inside Higher Ed's technology podcast features an interview with Randy Swearer of Autodesk.
Opinion
Reverse Engineering the Student Experience
Well-meaning administrators and faculty members have put processes into place that show little awareness of the hurdles students confront, says Bridget Burns.
Become a Doctor, No Lectures Required
U of Vermont's College of Medicine announces it will get rid of lecture courses and completely reshape the faculty role -- a first for a traditional medical school.
When a C Isn’t Good Enough
Data show that students who earn C's in foundational courses are much less likely to graduate. As a result, U of Arizona may require some C students to repeat a course.
Robot-Written Peer Reviews
Computer-generated gobbledygook can pass for the real thing with many faculty members, study finds.
Opinion
Unwelcome Innovation
Proponents of digital badges and alternative credentials have valuable goals, writes Colin Mathews, but are pushing a universal language of credentialing that is unnecessary and unfair.