The state university system's Board of Governors is also considering a plan to create a portal to online courses already being offered by campuses in the system.
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Academic Partnerships assists public universities and colleges in the development and transition to accelerated online courses and online degree programs. Delete the scoop?
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The young company, until now known only for its massive open online courses, is seeking to help public institutions graduate students. Delete the scoop?
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Open online courses are changing higher education. Traditional colleges face dangers—and opportunities. A McKinsey & Company article. Delete the scoop?
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The provost at American University, Scott A. Bass, sent the following statement to university faculty and staff members to clarify the university's "moratorium" on creating MOOCs.
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This is an interesting question to raise. What are the benefits and what are the costs if online public universities become the new land-grant institutions. Who will be the winners and who will be the losers in such a system? Delete the scoop?
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In an open letter, the San Jose professors worry that public higher education will suffer if scholar-student interaction is replaced with videotaped content. Delete the scoop?
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The university's Arts & Sciences Council rejected a partnership with 2U, which had formed a consortium of top colleges to offer such courses. Delete the scoop?
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This online university set out to discover whether the use of gaming techniques could help students get beyond whatever obstructions were holding them back in one crucial gatekeeper course. The results were dramatic. Delete the scoop?
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The idea is simple. Online and DIY learners unite at a beautiful mountain resort to live an extraordinary lifestyle in a dynamic community of smart and motivated people.
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The 7 Things You Should Know About... series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning technologies. Each brief focuses on a single technology and describes what it is, where it is going, and why it matters to teaching and learning. Use these briefs for a no-jargon, quick overview of a topic and share them with time-pressed colleagues. Delete the scoop?
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Amid recent discussion of whether higher education is the next big financial “bubble,” It’s my view that what isn’t being talked about is a bubble of another type—a “denial” bubble. In this report, I'll offer a new diagnosis of the challenges facing higher ed leadership, and a call to action for college and university leaders. 
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Professors are deeply invested in the logic leading to massive open online courses and are ill-prepared to argue against them. Delete the scoop?
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Q: OK, so the courses are close to free. What happens then? A: Here's what's going to happen. I am 18, thinking about going to Penn State. But even in-state it costs $15,000 a year. That's a lot of money. Delete the scoop?
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Amit Fulay, Pamela Fox Come learn about how Google+ is helping Online learning platforms help connect students to each other and to professors. This talk wil... 
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Google set the tone for the next 12 months at their I/O conference this week. It was not a surprise that they talked about Google+'s impact on social media. It was a bit of a surprise that they discussed educational opportunities for using Google+ in the classroom. Delete the scoop?
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The university and Udacity are partners in the project, with support from AT&T. Degree-seeking students will have to apply and will pay about $7,000. Delete the scoop?
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Coursera and the textbook-rental site Chegg are teaming up to bring high-quality, mainstream textbooks into the low-cost, online learning environment.
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