Scratch is a programming language built to help children learn basic programming skills. But now edX, the MOOC (for Massive Open Online Course)…
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Stanford class on mining massive datasets is now on Coursera
“Mining Massive Datasets,” a Stanford course taught by a trio of instructors including Kosmix and Junglee founder, and former Amazon technology director, Anand…
Read MoreCoursera co-founder Andrew Ng to head up Baidu’s AI team
Coursera co-founder and Stanford researcher Andrew Ng is leaving his day-to-day role at Coursera and joining Chinese search engine provider Baidu as its chief scientist. Ng is among a handful of high-profile artificial intelligence researcher to be hired by web companies int he past year.…
Read MoreHow Khan Academy is using design to pave the way for the future of education
The design team at Khan Academy is helping lay the foundation for a revolution in education.…
Read MoreBetter data means better education, online and in the lecture hall
Collecting student data digitally isn't solely something for massive open online courses. Even university professors and their students can benefit from transforming the lecture experience into one designed to go anywhere and collect data all along the way.…
Read MoreUdacity founder: MOOCs can help the economy, even if they can’t replace college
Udacity Founder and CEO -- and famed inventor of self-driving cars and wearable technologies at Google -- came on the Structure Show podcast this week to talk about the promise, limitations and future of online education. Here's what he had to say.…
Read MoreHarvard and MIT make a compelling case for MOOCs
A new study of data from massive open online courses offered by Harvard and MIT professors paints a different -- and welcome -- picture of the state of online education. Completition rates might be low, the authors argue, but that's a misleading stat.…
Read MoreMIT to offer its first professional MOOC in big data
The university is launching a flagship course for a new professional-focused online program.…
Read MoreGeneral Assembly further expands its virtual footprint with online tool for learning to code
As part of a larger strategy to broaden its online content, General Assembly is launching its first interactive online learning tool Dash, which teaches people how to code through a set of fictional scenarios.…
Read MoreOnline ed startup Altius sells assets to Datamark after accreditation concerns
After running into problems with accreditors, educational technology startup Altius Education has sold its assets to higher education marketing company Datamark.…
Read MoreWant a Harvard B-School education? You’ll soon be able to get one online with HBX
Harvard Business School is reportedly getting into online education with a new initiative called HBX.…
Read MoreMicrosoft joins Degreed’s crusade to ‘jailbreak the degree’
As the conversation around online education increasingly turns toward credentialing, Microsoft Virtual Academy is partnering with startup Degreed to recognize those who complete their online training programs.…
Read MoreWill Khan Academy someday offer students a college degree?
Now, the Silicon Valley-based non-profit Khan Academy offers millions of students online instruction. But, in the future, could it also provide a new kind of credential?…
Read MoreLinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman on education: overhaul the degree, not just the instruction
LinkedIn co-founder and investor Reid Hoffman wants upgrade the college diploma, but he’s not the only one thinking of new ways to approach credentialing.…
Read MoreDigital education publisher Shmoop gets funding from Formation 8 to expand to Asia
Shmoop, a digital publisher of educational content founded by a Silicon Valley power couple, has raised a round of funding led by Formation 8.…
Read MoreCoursera hits $1M in revenue through verified certificates
For the first time, online education startup Coursera is sharing details on how it's faring on the money-making front: the company said it's earned $1 million from the verified certificate program it launched in January.…
Read MoreUdacity teams up with Google, AT&T and other tech giants for Open Education Alliance
Online education startup Udacity says it's partnering with a group of leading technology companies to better prepare students for work in the 21st century.…
Read MoreOnline education… and zombies: AMC turns The Walking Dead into a free online course
Cable network AMC is teaming up with education technology company Instructure and the University of California at Irvine for a massive open online course based on the popular television series The Walking Dead.…
Read More‘Star’ Coursera prof stops teaching online course in objection to MOOCs
In the latest critique of massive open online courses (MOOCs), the professor of an online course held up as an example by the media and MOOC providers has decided to shutter his class.…
Read MoreEven profs who teach online courses remain evenly divided on their effectiveness [survey]
A new survey from Inside Higher Ed contrasts professors' perceptions of online education with the media's portrayal.…
Read MoreDespite bad press, Udacity founder says he’s found the ‘magic formula’ for online education
In a recent interview, Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun responds to negative reports about his startup's online education partnership with San Jose State University.…
Read MoreOnline tutoring startup InstaEDU comes out of beta with $4M led by Battery Ventures
San Francisco-based InstaEDU has raised an additional $4 million for its online marketplace of private tutors.…
Read MoreHow to pick the best MOOCs: 6 tips from a Coursera junkie
Feynman Liang has finished more than 36 online classes, putting the 21-year-old in the upper ranks of MOOC veterans. Here are his tips for picking classes.…
Read MoreOnline training startup Pluralsight buys TrainSignal for $23.6M
Pluralsight, an online developer training platform, has acquired TrainSignal, a more than 10-year-old company that offers web-based classes for IT professionals.…
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