Coursera Receives $43 Million to Improve Platform
Coursera announced that it has received $43 million in funding from Learn Capital, Laureate Education Inc., GSV Capital and several other investors to…
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Blackboard Offers Flexible Platform for Schools Who Want to Join the MOOC Movement
Blackboard Inc. announced that it will offer a new platform for schools that want to offer massive open online courses (MOOCs) without having to use…
Neebo Textbook Program Gives College Students Clear Picture of College Costs
Textbook rental company Neebo Inc. announced the start of BookSmart , a new program for students who want to have their textbooks and other required…
EdX Opens Its MOOC Platform to Developers for Further Expansion
The massive open online course (MOOC) platform edX announced on its blog that it is releasing its entire learning platform as open source, enabling…
Tech Startup TurboVote Helps You Vote, and Vote Well
Tech start-up TurboVote is helping colleges institutionalize voter registration on campus. According to TurboVote , they want to make voting “as…
In-State Tuition Freeze for New Hampshire Universities
The University System of New Hampshire’s (USNH) board of trustees voted to freeze the in-state tuition of university students for the next two years,…
Harvard Business School Gets $10 Million to Support MBA Program
Alumnus William F. Connell donated $10 million to Harvard Business School (HBS) to support curriculum innovation in the second year of the MBA program,…
CIO Females on the Decline, but Future Opportunities Strong
The number of female Chief Information Officers (CIOs) has declined from 26 percent in 2008 to 21 percent today, but this trend is unlikely to continue…
Recent MBA Grads Enjoy Improving Job Market
MBA students are experiencing an improving job market after graduation, with 75 percent of companies planning to hire recent MBA graduates in 2013,…
June Jobs Report Show Signs Economy Is Recovering Slowly and Steadily
The June jobs report adds to a string of recent positive announcements about the economy and job market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that…