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Class Size Matters
Clear evidence shows an impact on teaching methods and the learning experience, write Stephen L. Benton and William H. Pallett.
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We Need More Than STEM
President Obama and other politicians shouldn't embrace science and technology by neglecting history and other fields, writes Kenneth Pomeranz.
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Waiting Online
David Galef takes a peek inside the discussion forum for a massive open online course about a certain play by Samuel Beckett.
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Where Are the Learners?
One group seemed largely missing from the digital learners' bill of rights that a group of educators and others released this week, writes Anya Kamenetz: online learners themselves.
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Learning From MOOCs
Andrew Ng on what MOOCs and the "Wild West" of higher education are teaching professors.
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Being Present
Bob Samuels presents a case against distance education, which he says is trying to replicate large lecture classes rather than the best of academe.
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Before the E-text
Old-fashioned books take up a lot of space -- both on our shelves and in our heads. Scott McLemee grapples with a new volume on reading.
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Free Comes with a Price Tag
Aaron Swartz was wrong about the law and the economics of journals, writes Rob Weir.