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3 Questions on the Future of the MOOC

20 February 2014 | Uncategorized

The fireside Chat with Daphne Koller, co-founder of Coursera, at our recent conference left one professor pondering these three issues. By Terri Griffith (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) The future of global, free, education is here. Daphne Koller’s fireside chat at...

Daphne Koller: How We’re Working to Bring MOOCs to the Masses

28 January 2014 | Uncategorized

We spoke with Coursera co-founder and Women 2.0 conference speaker about the company’s efforts to broaden the population being served by online education. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) It’s hard to be pessimistic about MOOCs. Massive open online courses hold...

How Jordan’s Queen Plans to ‘Democratize Access’ to Education

20 December 2013 | Uncategorized

Queen Rania’s foundation has announced the formation of a new Arabic online education service. By Christina Farr (Reporter, VentureBeat) Most of the new online education providers are based in the United States, but over two-thirds of students live abroad — in places...

Women: Don’t Stop Learning After You Get a Degree

3 July 2013 | OOO

While women have been dominating higher education in the US, we are lagging behind in taking advantage of learning resources online, claims the co-founder of an online education startup. By Michelle Chen (Co-founder, RedHoop) For those of you using Quantcast to...

lynda.com Co-Founder Lynda Weinman Talks About Disrupting Education At Women 2.0 Conference 2013

15 February 2013 | Uncategorized

Today’s Women 2.0 Conference on February 14, 2013 is being livestreamed here today and video will be available post-event. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) After 18 years of bootstrapping, lynda.com took $103 million in a single round...

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