In Education Week America, Peter W. Cookson Jr. argues that we need to overhaul the U.S. Department of Education, and he has a plan for turning it into “the world’s leading research-and-development center for the creation and dissemination of 21st-century learning.” Part of that plan involves thinking globally about education. Madeleine F. Green defines global … Continue reading »
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425 Courses at Top Universities: Free and Online
Open Culture has compiled a list of 425 courses at top universities that are available online, for free, in audio or video format. The courses are organized by subject, with links throughout to free online textbooks, and the list includes 24 Harvard courses. Get cracking! Continue reading »
Around the Web: Now You’re Speaking My Language
A few weeks ago, an essay by Larry Summers in The New York Times outlined ways in which higher education will need to adapt to a changing world. Among many other observations, Summers notes that although it will be crucial for universities to foster their students’ cosmopolitanism, he is “not so sure” that mastering a … Continue reading »
