All posts by Cait Etherington
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Traditional Educational Pathways Have Already Been Disrupted
October 10, 2018 Cait Etherington
A new report published by researchers at Inside Higher Education with support from the Entangled Group, On-Ramps and Off-Ramps: Alternative Credentials and Emerging Pathways Between…
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Portfolium Is Helping Princeton Students Connect Beyond the Classroom
October 09, 2018 Cait Etherington
As a freshman, arriving on a large university campus is always intimidating. While a few U.S. high schools have over 4,000 students (for…
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Harvard Extension School and MIT Launch New MicroMasters Collaboration
October 04, 2018 Cait Etherington
On October 1, the Harvard Extension School (HES) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced plans to offer a unique joint program. After…
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New Study Finds Cheating Is Less Prevalent Online Than On Campus
October 04, 2018 Cait Etherington
There is often a perception that cheating in online courses is more prevalent than it is on campus. With no one technically watching…
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Udacity Teams Up With Facebook for the PyTorch Challenge
October 02, 2018 Cait Etherington
Earlier this year, Udacity, the MOOC provider best known for offering Nanodegrees, teamed up with Lyft to launch the Lyft Perception Challenge. In…
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Distance Education Continues to Increase Nationwide
October 02, 2018 Cait Etherington
In an age of online education, eLearning, mLearning, and virtual education, most people no longer used the term “distance education.” After all, when…
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Is Udacity in Trouble?
October 01, 2018 Cait Etherington
On September 28, TechCrunch reported that Udacity has cut 5% of its staff globally since August. The startup, which was once best known…
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Badiri E-Academy Has a Mandate to Support Women’s Professional Advancement
October 01, 2018 Cait Etherington
In late September, the United Arab Emirates-based Sharjah’s NAMA Women Advancement Establishment launched a new series of MOOCs with a mandate to empower women…
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Nevada Virtual Academy Announces Closure of Elementary School
September 26, 2018 Cait Etherington
Earlier this month, Nevada’s Department of Education released its annual school ratings. Nevada Virtual Academy received only one star on the Nevada School Performance…
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Tour AU Aims to Help More Students Tour Campus
September 24, 2018 Cait Etherington
Anyone who has ever applied to college or helped a teen go through the process will be familiar with the college campus tour.…
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