Filter & Sort
The World Is Not Flat
Does the utopian vision of democratizing education have a cultural ceiling?
Opinion
Digital Public Library of America
Making books, artwork, and historical documents of all kinds universally available for free is a great ambition. Scott McLemee thinks the job will require a little more, though.
Which New Ideas to Use
Survey of community college leaders in distance education finds some interest and some skepticism about MOOCs and open educational resources.
Ed Tech and the Establishment
Community colleges talk up promise of free and self-paced online course content at two-year association's annual meeting.
Amended but Not Commended
California bill to increase use of online course providers gets changed to give faculty more say -- but not yet kudos from said faculty.
Credit Without Teaching
Two new competency-based education programs up the ante for a potential disruption to higher education. How do they work?
EdX Rejected
Declining a rare courtship from a top MOOC provider, Amherst sends the joint venture of Harvard and MIT packing. Professors say they didn't like where the project is taking higher education.
Big Disruption, Big Questions
Possible end game for competency-based education emerges with five new "direct assessment" programs, as foundations and experts discuss how to ensure academic quality.