Topic: Massive open online course

September 22, 2017

2017 Legislative Policy Forum: Transforming Education, Health Care

Practical proposals, accessible experts and Georgia-focused ideas. By Benita M. Dodd Education and health care are two of Georgia’s biggest challenges. Effective – and cost-effective – solutions have been state […]

July 26, 2016

NCPA on Higher Education and Online Courses

Online colleges are an attractive alternative to expensive bricks-and-mortar institutions. A July 2016 Issue Brief by Christian Yiu of the National Center for Policy Analysis proposes accreditation reforms to allow […]

November 1, 2013

Friday Facts: November 1, 2013

November 1, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you […]

October 29, 2013

We can STOP the “You Can’t” Firewall in Higher Education

American universities are widely regarded as the world’s gold standard, but they have their foundation cracks, including a 30 percent graduation rate that is far from the world’s leaders. Scandinavian […]

October 25, 2013

Friday Facts: October 25, 2013

October 25, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. […]

October 23, 2013

Behind the Scenes in the Making of a MOOC

The emerging world of K–12 blended learning remains a young field full of promise for personalizing learning and boosting outcomes for all students. More and more bright spots are emerging […]

August 19, 2013

Lower Salaries Are Not The Formula To Improve Higher Ed

The pressure is well documented for K-12 public education to do more, which generally means better academic results with the same or fewer dollars. Less often discussed but no less […]

August 14, 2013

Teaching the Teachers How to Teach with Technology

Georgia school doors re-opened this month which means the serious business of Friday night football looms near. On the academic side, the battle to achieve something greater than statewide learning […]

June 18, 2013

Georgia Tech and Udacity Cross the Rubicon

A lot of folks around the country noticed when Georgia Tech and Udacity announced their intent to create an affordable online masters degree. Michael Horn at the Clayton Christensen Institute […]

May 31, 2013

Friday Facts: May 31, 2013

May 31, 2013 It’s Friday! Tuesday is the registration deadline for the Foundation’s June 6 Leadership Breakfast, “Customize The Class,” 8 a.m. at Cobb County’s Georgian Club. Michael B. Horn, […]

May 31, 2013

Education Reform: Chalk It Up to Technology

The factory model, cookie-cutter approach to learning is fast becoming history in Georgia. By Benita M. Dodd It’s big. In fact, “massive” is a more apt description of the change […]

January 14, 2013

Isaac Asimov Saw The Future of Learning Way Back in 1988

By Eric Wearne In 1988, Isaac Asimov was interviewed on PBS, and made some truly futuristic pronouncements about online learning (though he didn’t call it that at the time). For […]

September 25, 2012

The Search for an Online Learning “Magic Bullet”

By Eric Wearne Economics writer Arnold Kling recently discussed his views in The American on likely future winners and losers in the education technology / online learning sector. He has also thoughtfully written about […]

September 12, 2012

What is the Future for Marginal Revolution University?

By Eric Wearne Add another entrant to the growing number of free online education start-ups (see here or here). Marginal Revolution University comes from Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, two economics professors at George […]

July 20, 2012

Friday Facts

It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.” – T.S. Eliot – “But […]

June 29, 2012

What’s a MOOC? Hint: Georgia Tech Already Has One

By Eric Wearne Massively Open Online Courses (“MOOCs”) are a growing trend in higher education. According to Educause’s “7 Things you Should Know About MOOCs,” they are simply “a model […]