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Teaching strategies to prepare students for the jobs of the future

Experts believe teachers must have greater autonomy to innovate, appropriate technology and apply new teaching strategies.

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BioInteractive: free science education resources

With the support of scientists, artists and education experts, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute has created BioInteractive, a collection of multimedia resources specialized in Biology.

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People want to be trained at work, and universities should take the lead

A survey shows that most people don’t fear losing their jobs to Artificial Intelligence, but they want to be retrained, preferably at their workplace.

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What motivates students to choose their university?

This study results revealed seven key factors by which students decide to choose a university

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Jeff Maggioncalda on the rise of alternative credentials, in an interview for the Observatory

Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera, spoke with the Observatory on the importance of alternative credentials and the future of higher education.

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Granting freshmen computers does not guarantee their success

Students and teachers must take advantage of the benefits of technology in a new effective educational ecosystem.

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A bachelor’s degree in the humanities can also lead to a successful career

A new report belies the hackneyed stereotype of humanities students as a group destined to underemployment. The report reveals that the wage gap between the ...

Paying MOOC students are on the rise

The pursuit of alternative credentials is on the rise. Platforms like edX and Coursera are maturing, and the job market is recognizing their certifications.

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Colleen Silva-Hayden on the challenges of higher education in an interview for the Observatory

Colleen Silva-Hayden spoke about higher education challenges in Latin America in an interview for the Observatory.

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MicroBachelors: the new edX credentials

Alternative credentials offered by edX cover 25 to 50% of a bachelor or master's degree program.

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Do students want a college degree just to make more money?

A study revealed that the main reason for studying a career is to improve employability and to make more money.

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MIT Intelligence Quest: A large scale interdisciplinary project

A new initiative by the MIT seeks to understand what intelligence is and how this knowledge can be applied to various branches of science and ...

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