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In an article in the Atlantic, Bryan Caplan, an economist at George Mason University…

A few months ago I wrote a post on the role of Discovery in MOOCs, a perennial topic of interest as MOOC platforms are a bit of a jungle — incredible variety but no obvious path between them. Coursera have now introduced Learning Paths to their platform…

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In a recent interview, Jeff Maggioncalda CEO of Coursera put in the latest plug for Coursera for Business. For those of us trying to read the tea leaves on…

As MOOC platforms show signs of slowing, Peer to Peer Learning Marketplaces have the potential to obtain a wider and deeper market penetration for professional learning than their University driven peers.

Last week I received the following in response to Coursera’s pilot of a general subscription for all their courses for $49 per month:

Reposted from The times Higher Education

A common question to start-up founders is: “What problem does this solve?” Massive open online courses (Moocs) are a solution in want of a problem.

In January I wrote Who are the right partners for professional skills? The purpose of the article was to highlight that non-University providers may have strategic advantages in addressing the…