Education Dive: Why MOOCs won't lead to empty classrooms and MORE!

April 8, 2013       Cornell University: 10 Times the Analysis in Half the Time Learn how Cornell University is analyzing their data and more effectively managing resources in this short 2-minute video. Watch the video.   Top Stories   Why MOOCs won't lead to empty classrooms   Dive Insight: Online learning could ultimately give college instructors more time to do what they do best.       After 7-year surge, Chinese applications to U.S. grad schools drop   After seven years of double-digit increases, the president of the Council of Graduate Schools called the decrease "disturbing."       Facebook, Gates Foundation host education app 'hackathons'   The events will focus on educational app development for Facebook.       What are the financial costs of the Rutgers scandal?   Labor attorneys, legislators and athletic boosters say the school could feel the hit to its wallet and reputation for years to come.       N.J. sees influx of charter school applications   The state received 38 applications for charter schools, all of which will be decided by the end of September.       Princeton professor to lead New America Foundation   Anne-Marie Slaughter will serve as the nonpartisan public policy organization's new president.       Top Features   27 Ways To Be A 21st Century Teacher       Why Teachers Are Trying Out Apple TV In The Classroom       This Is The Modern Cycle Of Productivity       How Online Learning Is Like Babysitting       The Characteristics Of A Successful Online Student     Other News   Swarthmore commencement speaker withdraws over controversy       Adjunct conference highlights conflict between fear and action       Study finds small gains in international graduate applications       Irish university tries to recruit voters to improve its international ranking       Coursera begins to make money       Rutgers says it didn't have cause to fire Rice. Contract suggests otherwise       Study shows gap between research use, classroom adoption of technology       AAUP survey finds that average faculty salary increased by rate of inflation in last year       U. of Maryland Official Becomes Educause Fellow; Northern Illinois U. Picks New Chief       Behavior Expert Seizes Chance to Lead an Ambitious Experiment in Higher Education     News by Topic   Higher Ed   Technology   K-12   Online Learning   Policy & Regulation   Edudemic Features