The post jobs economy

The post-job economy Harold Jarche, jarche.com Learn­ing may be the work in the net­work age, but that does not mean that learn­ing will get you the work. Inge De Waard dis­cuss­es this in MOOCs change edu­ca­tion, but jobs decline in a knowl­edge … http://flip.it/HNn5U Related articles Introducing the Connected Knowledge Lab (janeknight.typepad.com) Perspectives on work … Continue reading The post jobs economy

2U now offers online MOOC courses from top schools for credit

2U One-Ups MOOCs, Coursera, Now Offers Online Undergrad Courses From Top Schools For Credit Rip Empson, techcrunch.com Four years after it launch­ing its first grad­u­ate pro­gram with USC, 2U today has announced its foray into under­grad­u­ate edu­ca­tion through a new pro­gram called Semes­ter Online. The com­pa­ny will be pow­er­ing a vir­tu­al class­room… Related articles Exploring … Continue reading 2U now offers online MOOC courses from top schools for credit

Online courses challenge universities

Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university? Carole Cadwalladr, guardian.co.uk Publishing, music, shopping, journalism – all revolutionised by the internet. Next in line? Education. Now US academics are offering world-class tuition – free – to anyone who can log on, anywhere in the world, is this the end of campus life? Tw… … Continue reading Online courses challenge universities

Udacity Raises $15 Million as Money Pours into Online Education

Udacity Raises $15 Million as Money Pours into Online Education bloomberg.com Cour­tesy of Udac­i­ty Udac­i­ty, the dig­i­tal uni­ver­si­ty co-founded by arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence and robot­ics pio­neer Sebas­t­ian Thrun, has raised $15 mil­lion, join­ing a crop of online edu­ca­tion star­tups to attract ven­ture cap­i­… http://flpbd.it/1FyIx Related articles Google Launches HTML Game Development Course with Udacity (apievangelist.com) Is … Continue reading Udacity Raises $15 Million as Money Pours into Online Education

Udacity, Udemy: MOOCs disrupt conventional science and tech talent acquisition and education

MOOCs, Large Courses Open to All, Topple Campus Walls - NYTimes.com. New Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs and startup companies such as Udacity and Udemy are turning conventional education on its head.  Udacity, a startup which is supported by Charles River Ventures,  was created by former professors at Stanford  who taught one AI course online … Continue reading Udacity, Udemy: MOOCs disrupt conventional science and tech talent acquisition and education