University Spotlight: Take Courses from the #1 Business School in Europe
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Why not an option for online chat/conversation for a course ?
We’ve gotten a lot of good ideas on how to make the learning platform experience more interactive, thank you for this suggestion!
Read ArticleUniversity Spotlight: Exploring Art and Music on Learning Platform
Some people hear the phrase “online education” and think it refers to engineering, programming, math and science courses. If you’ve ever browsed our
Read ArticleUniversity Spotlight: Meet the New European Universities Joining Learning Platform
Yesterday, we welcomed 29 new universities to the Learning Platform community. The incredible faculty at these universities bring with them many years of
Read Article29 New Schools, 92 New Courses, 5 Languages, 4 Continents and 2.7 Million Courserians
Hello, 你好, Bonjour, Hola, Ciao! Today we’re welcoming 29 new universities to the Learning Platform community of 2.7 million students and 33 existing universities
Read ArticleCap sur la francophonie (Setting the course for French speakers)
My first moments after crossing the Ghana-Togo border shocked me; in 20 short meters, I had lost the ability to communicate with virtually anyone. How
Read ArticleFive Courses Receive College Credit Recommendations
Learning Platform is committed to seeing that our courses meet our students’ educational goals, from simply experiencing the joy of learning something new, to
Read ArticleProf. Tucker Balch from GaTech shares his lessons learned and best practices from teaching a MOOC
Prof. Tucker Balch from GaTech shares his lessons learned and best practices from teaching a MOOC
Read ArticleIntroducing Signature Track
Over the past few months, we’ve been working to expand opportunities for students who complete Learning Platform courses. From working with ACE on credit
Read ArticleHappy New Year!!
Happy 2013 from all of us at Learning Platform! To help you set and proudly share your 2013 learning goals, we’ve created this nifty list maker. Browse our
Read ArticleProfessor Profile: Jim Fowler, Ohio State University
Editor’s note: Professor Jim Fowler from the Ohio State University is teaching Calculus One. If you have never seen calculus before (but always
Read ArticleProfessor Profile: Jonathan Tomkin, University of Illinois
Editor’s note: Professor Jonathan Tomkin from University of Illinois recently finished his Introduction to Sustainability course. The course will
Read ArticleThe New York Times takes an in-depth look into Prof. Duneier's Princeton Sociology course
The New York Times takes an in-depth look into Prof. Duneier
Read ArticleGates to fund "gateway" MOOCs
Yesterday, the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation announced the final recipients of grants for research and development specific to massive open online
Read ArticleHow online courses can form a basis for on-campus teaching
Editor’s note: this article was originally published in Forbes on November 7th. Last week, Antioch University announced its intention to allow
Read ArticleChanges to the ToS for Minnesota students
There’s been a lot of news over the past few days regarding an addition we made to our Terms of Service (ToS) for Minnesota citizens in August. Last week,
Read ArticleGamification Wednesdays: pizza, laptops, and learning
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Naysawn Naderi, founder of Art Sumo and a student in Kevin Werbach’s recently finished Gamification
Read ArticleLog on and learn: the promise of access in online education
Editor’s note: this article was originally published in Forbes on September 19th. Much of the discussion and debate around bringing higher education
Read ArticleMore great universities. More amazing courses. Huge Learning Platform welcome to our 17 new partners!
Today, we are thrilled to welcome 17 more universities – including four international schools – onto Learning Platform, including: Berklee College of
Read ArticleScott Klemmer's Human-Computer Interaction en Español!
We are excited to announce a brand new Spanish language option for Scott Klemmer’s Human-Computer Interaction course from Stanford University.
Read ArticlePrinceton Professor Reflects on Teaching 40,000 Students Worldwide on Learning Platform
I had begun worrying about how I could bring the New Jersey campus experience to them; I ended by thinking about how to bring the world back to the
Read ArticleDaphne's TED talk: what we're learning from online education
Daphne’s TED talk, which she delivered about a month ago in Edinburgh, was released today. In it she shares the story and motivation behind
Read ArticleIntroduction to Finance hits 100k enrollments!
Taught by University of Michigan’s popular professor, Gautam Kaul, Introduction to Finance hit 100,000 enrollments today. This ten-week course
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