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Growth for Online Learning
Annual survey finds that enrollments in online courses and programs grew at 9.3 percent rate, lowest level in a decade -- and that campus officials don't know what to make of MOOCs.
Crowdsourcing Comments
Rather than having students wait weeks for feedback on homework, MIT professor has developed computer program that assigns diverse group of people to review small chunks of each student's work. MIT may use program in MOOCs.
Educator or Historian?
American Historical Association highlights lack of pedagogical preparation in Ph.D. programs.
The MLA's Big (Digital) Tent
The MLA launches online network for scholars, and convention attendees see connections between growth of digital humanities and a more inclusive association.
Opinion
The Year Ahead in IT, 2013
In the new installment of his annual feature, Lev Gonick dissects the technology developments that are likely to change higher ed -- and not -- in the year ahead.
Opinion
Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012: Automation and Artificial Intelligence
Part 9 of my year-end review of the top trends in ed-tech. This one -- one that's really been under-analyzed and under-theorized, I think -- is on automation and artificial intelligence.
$1.17 Billion Win for Carnegie Mellon
Jury awards record-setting payment after finding that Marvell infringed on the university's patents. Judge could triple the sum.
Promise and Pitfalls in Online Ed
A stalwart of humanities and an online learning pioneer -- Catharine Stimpson and Ann Kirschner -- debate the pros and cons of technology-enabled higher education.