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The Daily Free Press

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The Daily Free Press

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Questrom offers online MicroMasters program to facilitate graduate degree

Andres Picon April 20, 2017

Boston University’s Questrom School of Business will offer a set of free massive open online courses, or MOOCs, starting this May. The courses will be part of a MicroMasters program that will help facilitate...

MOOCs growing in scope, popular among teachers, study finds

Katherine Merwin April 7, 2015

A Wednesday joint study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University examined the use and demographic trends of Massive Online Open Course users, according to a Wednesday press...

Students now able to register for BU’s 1st round of MOOCs

Daily Free Press Admin March 2, 2014

As Massive Open Online Courses become an increasingly prevalent form of online learning in the realm of higher education, Boston University opened its first four MOOCs for registration on Tuesday. Open...

U.S. government pairs up with learning platform to offer free online classes

Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2013

In an initiative that Boston University officials said will increase global access to higher education, online learning platform Coursera has announced that they will be partnering with the U.S. government...

BU to offer MOOCs after joining online course platform edX

Daily Free Press Admin May 21, 2013

Boston University will join online course platform edX to create increased flexible learning options for students both on and off campus, according to a Tuesday press release. “This is a very deliberate...

BU council to host seminars on MOOCs, ed. tech.

Daily Free Press Admin March 26, 2013

To further explore the role of technology in higher education, Boston University’s Council on Educational Technology and Learning Innovation will host several seminars in March and April, according to...

Many MOOC professors do not support offering credit, yet see value in courses

Daily Free Press Admin March 21, 2013

A majority of professors who teach massive open online courses do not believe credit should be awarded, yet believe the courses play an important role in the changing face of education and have inherent...

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