Tech & Innovation

Students can earn college credit by combining MOOCs and prior learning assessment -- two potential higher education "disruptions." And experts predict many students soon will.

Steve Cohen writes that interactive online education, not MOOCs, may be the real challenge for traditional higher ed.

In an attempt to be more timely and relevant, Princeton plans to publish early chapters of forthcoming book on 2012 election in electronic form, free.

Coursera, edX and Udacity are making a name for themselves by giving away "elite" courses free. But eventually their investors will want them to be self-sustaining and profitable. How might they do that?

Western Governors U. says it will pay McGraw-Hill for course content based on how well students do with it. Pearson is also using the model.

New Huffington Post feature allows students to post a summary of their work without forfeiting the copyright. Students say it's a way to draw attention to oft-overlooked research.

Data from Coursera and Udacity scratch the surface of crucial questions about MOOC demographics. One early finding is that most of the students are from outside the U.S.

Undergraduates might not be great at research, but study suggests that the information literacy of first-generation students does improve over time.