Arizona State University is aiming to enroll an additional 100 million students by 2030 through a free global education initiative to be launched in April. The program, to be announced Thursday, will translate into 40 languages and put online the materials for five business courses, with the aim of reaching students in every corner of the globe. The program will use machine learning and...
A good study on MOOCs
Key findings: 1. Participation in HarvardX and MITx open online courses has grown steadily, while participation in repeated courses has declined and then stabilized. 2. A slight majority of MOOC takers are seeking certification, and many participants are teachers. 3. Academic areas matter when it comes to participation, certification, and course networks. 4. Those opting for fee-based ID-verified...
What are MOOCs good for?
A wide-ranging review of the state of MOOCs: