University News
“Big, Fat, and Sick” Institutions—Can Digital Healthcare Help?
Harvard physicians on the future of medicine
by Olivia Farrar
The Turn in Online Education
edX and other MOOC providers expand offerings, assess effectiveness, and move toward course credit.
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Harvard news: College dean, HarvardX, socially responsive investing, library leaders, and more
edX-IMF Online Link
Harvard-MIT education technology extends to a nonpartner.
Online Overdrive
A snapshot of new alliances in online education
HarvardX Announces Fall Courses
Online-education partnership with MIT offers full-length classes and shorter “modules” in several disciplines.
edX Adds International Partners
The Harvard-MIT online-learning venture undertakes a major global expansion
Advancing the Science and Art of Teaching
Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference
Faculty Air Governance Concerns
Harvard professors suggest administrative concerns override academic considerations.
Differences of Opinion on Online Courses
Evolving perspectives on where and how edX and HarvardX courses work—and don't
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Harvard news: Oprah at Commencement, Cass R. Sunstein, College admissions and costs, union contract, quiz-show titles overturned, sustainable-investing vice president, and more