The first two chapters in the MOOC story have been written: heroic arrival and unbounded enthusiasm followed by disappointment and backlash. I argued in Fall
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Does Assessment Work?
A short commentary on assessment from a respected sociologist who has done a big assessment project funded by the Mellon Foundation and who served several
Evaluating and Assessing Short Intensive Courses
Two articles on the topic of assessing and evaluating short, intensive courses. Most of the results appear positive in terms of learning outcomes, but there
Entrepreneurship at Liberal Arts Colleges
From the Boston Globe… With no grades or majors, Hampshire College, the Amherst institution with an alternative approach to higher education, seems an unlikely
Online Learning and Liberal Arts Colleges
From Inside Higher Ed June 29, 2012 By Steve Kolowich Online learning is no longer foreign to traditional universities, where courses formerly held in large
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