Kevin Carey’s new book, The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere, envisions a future in which good education will be available to everyone everywhere.
Beyond Silicon Valley MOOC Meet-Up, Athens, Greece, June 11, 2014.
Yiorgis Yerolympos
Everyday, thousands of students around the world perch themselves in front of computer screens in homes, libraries, coffee shops, and Internet cafes to take a massive open online course (MOOC). It’s no…
Can you really identify a person based on the way they type?
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There are two elephants in the digital classroom. Or, to be more specific, two big questions: Are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) economically sustainable, a function of the interaction between market…
Verifying student identity, including during online tests, has always been a major stumbling block for Massive Open Online Courses.
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Online course host Coursera will verify the identities of participating students using web cams and technology that can fingerprint an individual’s unique typing style under a pilot project announced this…
Credit for study done via massive open online courses is available in the US.
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Major barriers still stand in the way of Australian universities giving students credit for completing Massive Open Online Courses say local analysts, despite Coursera signing up Los Angeles-based Antioch…
UWA has joined the growing MOOCs movement.
David Fisher
The University of Western Australia will offer three free online courses early next year, including one on Australian studies, as it joins the MOOCs movement taking hold around the world. The university…
Google has attracted 20 million users in its race to capture the education sector.
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After six years targeting the education sector, Google says it has more than 20 million students, faculty and staff around the world using Google Apps for Education. The search engine giant made the announcement…
Universities around the world are gearing up to make it easier for students to learn from home, for free.
Matthew Gilbert
Melbourne University has become the first Australian university to join the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider Coursera. Coursera offers free study subjects to anyone with internet access, with…