Tag Archives: online education

It is official: Wellesley is partnering with edX (updated)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Apparently my ruminations this semester about online education have not been pointless. Wellesley announced this morning that they are partnering with edX, and will begin the process by producing four courses through edX in the 2013-2014 academic year. I am … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on Wellesley College and online learning

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Next week I will be part of a roundtable discussion focusing on Wellesley’s consideration of moving into the world of online education. I previously had an online discussion with Dr. Holly Dunsworth, of the University of Rhode Island, on the … Continue reading →

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Coursera banned (sort of) from Minnesota

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Coursera, one of the growing number of open access, online education platforms (developed in partnership with Stanford University), has been banned from Minnesota. The Chronicle reports: The state’s Office of Higher Education has informed the popular provider of massive open … Continue reading →

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Between Two Professors: Pros and cons to online undergraduate education

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Note: This is a conversation I had with Holly Dunsworth, a biological anthropologist at the University of Rhode Island. This conversation is cross-posted at the blog she co-authors, The Mermaid’s Tale. Do you like the idea of online education? Adam: … Continue reading →

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