Business Impact Online Education Pioneer Boots Up a Jobs Program for the Tech Industry Sebastian Thrun helped stoke the hype around massive online open college courses—but has pivoted his own startup to focus on vocational training instead. by Tom Simonite 2016-12-14T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Sebastian Thrun on the Future of Learning Udacity cofounder and CEO Sebastian Thrun says more AI is coming to online education, but we’ll still need humans to grade our English essays. by Rachel Metz 2013-07-19T00:00:00-04:00
News Online Learning and Upheavals in Social Networks This year, the Web was dominated by online education, shifting social networks, and the continued march toward mobile. by Rachel Metz 2012-12-28T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact The Cleverest Business Model in Online Education A startup called Duolingo taps the power of crowds to make learning a language free. by Tom Simonite 2012-11-29T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact The New Internet Teaching Stars On the Web, even a teacher can become a little bit rich and famous. by Conor Myhrvold 2012-11-28T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact Questions Surround Software that Adapts to Students By carefully logging students’ every action online, a company called Knewton says, it can personalize questions and lessons to help people learn faster. Skeptics say that’s not proven. by Tom Simonite 2012-11-26T00:05:00-05:00
Business Impact The Education Giant Adapts Pearson is the world’s largest book publisher. Now it wants to be a one-stop shop for digital education. by Jessica Leber 2012-11-23T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact Tablet Makers Pursue Public Schools High schools, grammar schools, and kindergartens are a large and growing market for Apple’s iPad. by Rachel Metz 2012-11-21T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact The Most Important Education Technology in 200 Years Students anywhere are being offered free instruction online. What will that do to the trillion-dollar education business? by Antonio Regalado 2012-11-02T00:00:00-04:00