Martin Weller receives funding from Hewlett Foundation for the OER Research Hub. He works for The Open University. Foundation essay: This article on the rise of massive open online courses by Martin ...

Hugh Davis manages the University of Southampton's partnership in FutureLearn. Massive Open Online Courses landed in the UK today with the launch of FutureLearn, a project led by the Open University ...

Starting in June, colleges that want to deliver their own massive open online courses will be able to use a free software platform developed jointly by Stanford University and edX, the nonprofit MOOC ...

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Following the successful January launch of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) at Yale, three of the university’s most distinguished scholars are returning to teach MOOCs this semester. Students from ...

Amherst College's recent and much publicized decision not to join nonprofit massive open online course (MOOC) provider edX draws a stark line between small classroom instruction and the online courses ...

Since the summer, the University has nearly doubled the number of massively open online courses, MOOCs, it offers on both the Coursera and edX online platforms. This includes 42 currently available ...

The for-credit MOOC comes with a fee. Massive open online courses (MOOC) that include nominal costs don’t constitute a financial burden to online students, though the mere inclusion of fees undermines ...

A recent research project examined the use of massive open online courses as a way of addressing the skills gap and upskilling employees. While the research focused on Australia, the findings have ...

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are gaining traction as more universities expand the availability of these courses in the next year. MOOCs offer opportunities for individuals that want to educate ...

Yale launches its 2015 slate of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) at Yale with three new classes on politics, music, and the law, which begin Monday, Jan. 12. Registration is now open for these free ...