I took one of the very first MOOCs, and back then the videos, assignments, and certificates were all free. That was in 2011. Unfortunately, this experience can’t be replicated in 2017. As MOOC ...

At first glance, they seem too good to be true: free courses—often offered by top universities—that students can complete at their own pace from anywhere with an internet connection? What’s the catch?

Boston University will be adding two more courses this year to the Massive Online Open Course program. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY OLIVIA NADEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Boston University is preparing to ...

The online courses are free self-paced lessons taken on the Massive Open Distance eLearning website of the University of the ...

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has released its January to June 2026 Massive Open Online Course ...

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It’s common these days to hear that free online mega-courses, called MOOCs, failed to deliver on their promise of educating the masses. But one outcome of that push towards open online courses was ...

FutureLearn, a U.K.-led MOOCs alliance, has launched its first set of free courses, nine months after announcing its intention to jump into the Massively Open Online Courses space. FutureLearn has ...

What according to you is the future of MOOCs? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by ...

They promise equality of access to higher learning, but online courses will only succeed with better general education in place first, say two educationalists. A revolution in education has been ...

Just a few years ago, the Massive Open Online Course was expected to reinvent higher education. Millions of people were signing up to watch Web-based, video lectures from the world's great ...