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Information Today February 25, 2013 |
EdX Expands Internationally EdX, the not-for-profit online learning enterprise, announced the international expansion of its X University Consortium with the addition of six new global higher education institutions. |
Information Today September 27, 2012 |
Elsevier to Provide Free Content Through edX Elsevier announced its plan to provide free content through edX, the online learning initiative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched in May. |
Information Today August 30, 2012 Abby Clobridge |
MOOCs and the Changing Face of Higher Education Massive Open Online Courses can expand access to learning opportunities, eliminate many geographic and economic barriers to education, create more diverse learning communities, transform lifelong learning, and augment face-to-face and traditional education in new ways. |
Information Today April 11, 2013 |
Stanford and edX Collaborate on Development of Open Source Learning Platform edX is a not-for-profit online learning enterprise founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. edX will release the source code for its entire online learning platform on June 1, 2013. |
Information Today April 23, 2001 Richard W. Wiggins |
MIT Launches OpenCourseWare Initiative on the Web MIT administrators expect that other universities will use MIT course materials to enhance their own curricula, particularly those in developing countries... |
T.H.E. Journal January 2002 Christopher Hons |
Big Ten School in Cyberspace Penn State University's "World Campus" initiative has grown steadily -- not only in terms of its size and scope, but also in the level of respect accorded it... |
Information Today October 1, 2013 Nancy K. Herther |
Google Gives MOOC Development a Major Push Google and edX announced a partnership to "jointly develop the edX open source learning platform, Open edX, and expand the availability of the Massive Open Online Course platform and its learning tools to individuals and institutions around the world." |
HBS Working Knowledge September 1, 2003 Mallory Stark |
The Business of Education: An Interview with Derek Bok Is higher education becoming too chummy with the private sector? What can each learn from the other? An interview with the former Harvard President. Plus: Book excerpt. |
D-Lib Mar/Apr 2013 Forrest Wright |
What do Librarians Need to Know About MOOCs? The emergence of MOOCs represents a rising trend of removing the learning process from the physical campus, but to an exaggerated degree. This is not necessarily a negative trend; however it does have huge implications for university libraries. |
T.H.E. Journal August 2003 Gaylord & Tolliver |
Sharing E-Learning Services: Former Rivals Improve Education While Stretching Dollars Technology makes strange bedfellows. Archrivals on the football field and steely competitors for Ohio's best students, we at The University of Akron and Kent State University are joining forces to share an e-learning infrastructure. |
CAUSE/EFFECT Vol 22 Num 2 1999 Dorothy A. Frayer |
Creating a Campus Culture to Support a Teaching and Learning Revolution How can a college or university best support the faculty in the process of rethinking courses and curricula to unleash the truly revolutionary potential for technology to enhance learning?... |
IEEE Spectrum December 2012 Paul McFedries |
I'm in the Mood for MOOCs To describe new massive open online college courses, we need new words. MOOCs are free, open to anyone, and designed to handle an extremely large number of students. |
IDB America June 2001 Paul Constance |
In search of the killer strategy An education expert argues that only a handful of large, rich institutions will succeed in selling virtual higher education... |
T.H.E. Journal May 2002 Sylvia Charp |
Changes to Traditional Teaching Teaching and learning have changed as the use of technology becomes more prevalent... |
Mother Jones February 2001 Eyal Press & Jennifer Washburn |
Digital Diplomas Welcome to the brave new world of higher education, where profesors are 'content experts,' classes are 'courseware,' and students are customers. But just what is a dot-com degree worth? |
HBS Working Knowledge October 18, 2006 Roger Thompson |
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light Harvard Business School Dean Jay Light discusses the opportunities brought by globalism, challenges in recruiting and developing faculty, and program innovation needed to meet the needs of 21st-century business leaders. |
T.H.E. Journal May 2001 Gregory Farrington & Stephen Bronack |
Sink or Swim? Higher education online: how do we know what works --- and what doesn't? |
HBS Working Knowledge July 25, 2011 Christensen & Eyring |
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University Online learning is a disruptive technology that is making colleges and universities reconsider their higher education models. |
T.H.E. Journal April 2002 Judy A. Serwatka |
Improving Student Performance in Distance Learning Courses This article concentrates on the problems encountered and the solutions developed while teaching two college networking courses in the distance learning format... |
T.H.E. Journal August 2000 Richard Peregoy |
Developing Strategies for Networked Education The raging growth of distance learning extends the reach of traditional educational approaches. Assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, one institution has developed a progressively expanding, networked distance education program.... |
T.H.E. Journal June 2002 Steve Zlotolow & Jeremy W. Kemp |
Case Study: San Jose State Develops Online Master's Program in Occupational Therapy In 1998, San Jose State University received a grant from the California State University Commission on Extended Education to develop the first online master's program in Occupational Therapy in the United States. |
T.H.E. Journal January 1, 2000 |
Futureperspective - a Vision of Education for the 21st Century The creation and delivery of courses over the Web will be the driving force for educational change in the 21st century. |
Job Journal November 9, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Postsecondary Teachers College-level instructors enjoy a class of students more eager to learn. |
Wired September 2003 David Diamond |
MIT Everyware Every lecture, every handout, every quiz. All online. For free. Meet the global geeks getting an MIT education, open source-style. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2002 Sylvia Charp |
Online Learning Generally, graduate university and corporate e-learning programs are successful and are expanding. We do not have sufficient evidence on the value of e-learning for undergraduate and high school students... |
IEEE Spectrum May 2012 Tekla S. Perry |
John L. Hennessy: Risk Taker Stanford University's president predicts the death of the lecture hall as university education moves online |
Fast Company Ainsley O'Connell |
Now You Can Earn A Yale Degree From The Comfort Of Your Living Room Earning a Yale degree will no longer require moving to New Haven, Connecticut, thanks to an online program for would-be physicians' assistants that the university plans to launch early next year. |
Information Today April 15, 2013 Abby Clobridge |
The Wild West of MOOCs Massive Open Online Courses are the subject of many recent headlines. The issues cover everything from the future of higher education to using technology to deliver courses and textbooks on a global scale. |
T.H.E. Journal April 2001 Sylvia Charp |
E-Learning E-learning is seen as an alternative to taking courses in the traditional classroom setting, providing flexibility and convenience in education... |
Fast Company September 2009 Anya Kamenetz |
How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education Free online courses, Wiki universities, Facebook-style tutoring networks -- American higher education is being transformed by a cadre of Web-savvy edupunks. |
T.H.E. Journal May 2002 Colleen Brandao |
Teaching online: Harnessing Technology's Power at Florida Virtual School With modest beginnings in 1996, FLVS has evolved from an instructional experiment based on distance learning to a successful mainstream educational alternative serving the students of Florida and beyond... |
T.H.E. Journal September 2004 Peg Pankowski |
Faculty Training for Online Teaching Experts agree that faculty need training to teach online, yet a survey of faculty who teach undergraduate mathematics courses online indicates that most faculty at two-year colleges are still not receiving adequate training. |
T.H.E. Journal December 2000 |
Electronic Tests Enhance Individualized Instruction for Vocational Students Students at the Applied Learning Lab at the New Market Vocational Skills Center in Tumwater, Wash., take applied math, science, and English courses tailored to suit both their academic level and their chosen line of work... |
Information Today November 20, 2014 |
IEEE Collaborates With edX to Offer MOOCs Other IEEE organizations will develop courses, including IEEE Internet of Things, IEEE Smart Cities, and the IEEE Educational Activities Board. |
T.H.E. Journal September 2005 Podoll & Randle |
Building a Virtual High School...click by click South Dakota's Rapid City Academy finds out just what it takes to provide a diverse population of students the flexibility offered by online learning. |
T.H.E. Journal March 2002 Doug Reid |
Profound Learning Systems' PLSystem The variety of educational experiences possible using Profound Learning Systems' PLSystem, an Internet-based instructional system, makes it a great tool for use in most learning environments, especially schools... |
Fast Company Luke Dormehl |
Deaf Advocates Want MIT And Harvard To Provide Better Closed-Captioning Services Technology can be a godsend to people with disabilities, allowing them to fully participate in parts to life that would be otherwise impossible. But at what point should it become mandatory? |
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Sue Collins |
Filling Educational Gaps With Online Learning: An Educationally, Economically Sound Solution Through innovative budgeting and planning strategies, superintendents and principals everywhere are discovering creative tools for meeting the needs of all students. Online learning is one such tool, offering a cost-effective way to expand a school's educational offerings. |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 William C. Symonds |
Rich College, Poor College For the most part, the wealth of the private sector is likely to flow to those that already have the most. So fever-pitch fund-raising at top-tier universities leaves the others way behind. |
T.H.E. Journal November 2000 Jacquelyn Barker Tulloch |
Sophisticated Technology Offers Higher Education Options Ironically, the use of traditional terminology associated with distance learning is diminishing at a time when the use of technology is gaining ground. Meanwhile, the lines are blurring between distance education and traditional classroom learning... |
T.H.E. Journal March 2001 Sylvia Charp |
The Promise of the Web As a result of various Web activities and trends, the use of the Web in education is growing at a phenomenal rate... |
Searcher May 2006 Barbie E. Keiser |
Beyond ERIC: The Early Years (Part 3) As education moves us from the realm of the child to the adult, the emphasis of the resources shifts from education to learning, with greater responsibility placed on the student for finding, using, sharing, and expanding knowledge in a particular discipline. |
Fast Company October 2000 Lucy McCauley |
Learning 101 Learn how learning is changing, how you can promote learning, and how you can become a better learner. |
T.H.E. Journal |
Online Learning Solution Covers Health Sciences The Evolve online learning solution from Elsevier is dedicated to covering the health sciences - offering courses in everything from anatomy to massage therapy. Working in conjunction with the company's series of science textbooks, the online courses allow teachers and students to further their learning experience. |
T.H.E. Journal April 2003 Kathleen P. Fulton |
Redesigning Schools to Meet 21st-Century Learning Needs Investing in high-quality teaching is the most important action America's leaders can take to put our children's dreams within reach and prepare our nation for the future. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2008 Erico Guizzo |
Engineering the Harvard Engineer One man's determined quest to make Harvard a contender in engineering after 372 years |
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2009 |
Technology's Impact on Effective Teaching Strategies Much is significantly different when online tools are used in instruction simply because the contexts of learning and tools used, as well as modes of delivery, differ so greatly. |
T.H.E. Journal February 2001 Melinda G. Cerny & Jesse M. Heines |
Evaluating Distance Education Across Twelve Time Zones On the evening of September 9, 1999, the Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) launched the first of nine new, highly collaborative engineering subjects for the fall semester. By the end of the first year, 17 new subjects would be offered to the first class of SMA students... |
T.H.E. Journal March 2002 Stells Perez & Rob Foshay |
Adding Up the Distance: Can Developmental Studies Work in a Distance Learning Environment? Developmental learners are not new to academic institutions. Despite great need and high demand for service, there is little research on how to reach these learners successfully through distance education... |
T.H.E. Journal November 2004 Patricia Deubel |
Guidelines for Selecting Quality K-12 Online Courses The guidelines presented in this article will prove helpful for key stakeholders involved with or considering K-12 online learning. |