More than seven in 10 learners report career benefits and more than six in 10 report educational benefits from completing massive open online courses (MOOCs). Participants from developing countries ...

A recent decision by 10 large public universities and postsecondary systems to partner with a for-profit company known for providing massive, open online courses, or “MOOCs,” is likely to have a ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. There are legitimate concerns surfacing about massive open online courses (MOOCs) as their popularity ...

With the opportunity offered to all to take courses from prestigious universities for free or at a lower cost, universalization of quality education, less restrictive training, and much more, we have ...

“Ultimately, we’re trying to help our residential students, and [it] wasn’t clear exactly what the MOOCs would allow us to do which we couldn’t do in other ways,” said Stephen A. George, a professor ...

During a University Faculty Senate Meeting held in the Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium on Wednesday, professors debated the benefits and financial concerns associated with expanding Cornell’s current ...

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In three years, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have taken online education into uncharted territory. MOOCs promise to bring educational content to anyone with a computer, and companies like ...

The 2025 Global MOOC and Online Education Conference, themed "Breaking Boundaries and Reshaping Futures: Open and Intelligent Global Education," was held at the National Autonomous University of ...

With forethought and support, science instructors can design effective massive open online courses. You have full access to this article via your institution ...