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Harvard Announces 'Data Science Ready' Course, First on New Harvard Online Platform
Harvard will launch its “Harvard Online” program this coming January, beginning with a four-week long course called “Data Science Ready.”
Medical School Launches Opioid Online Learning Course for Educators
Harvard Medical School faculty and staff collaborated with the American Federation of Teachers to release an online course earlier this month that aims to educate the union's more than 1.7 million affiliates on the opioid crisis.
Extension School and MIT Develop New 'MicroMasters' Initiative
Huntington D. Lambert, dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Extension School, hailed the new program as a great addition to the School’s existing offerings.
Anand Named Vice Provost for Advances in Learning
Harvard Business School Professor Bharat N. Anand ’88 will be Harvard’s next vice provost for advances in learning, the University announced Tuesday.
Vice Provost for Advances in Learning Bol to Step Down at End of Summer
Bol’s decision comes after a five year tenure in the job; he was the first person to hold the position, which administrators debuted in 2013.
Harvard Without Borders
As the presidential search committee combs the world for Faust's successor, some say that Harvard’s potential as a global university should weigh heavily on their minds.
Thousands Enroll in Med School Course on Opioids
An online Harvard Medical School course that focuses on opioid abuse treatment and prevention has drawn over over 7,500 enrollees since its launch on March 27.
Spooky Shakespeare HarvardX Course Debuts on Halloween
A new massive open online course will debut on HarvardX Monday, but with a special Halloween twist: the course is titled “Hamlet’s Ghost.”
CS50 Moves Away from Traditional Lectures, Toward Virtual Reality
Students enrolled in CS50 this fall will only be asked to attend two lectures in person, among other changes announced for the popular course.
HarvardX to Offer New Premium Online Courses
Starting in September, the paid program, HarvardXPlus, will offer four eight-week courses, a departure from HarvardX’s current online course offerings, which are open to auditors for free.
New Study Raises Questions of Access for HarvardX
A new study suggests online education may not be the panacea to income-based education gaps that proponents have claimed.
Provost Lauds HarvardX, But Questions Its Financial Sustainability
Alan M. Garber '76 projected that the current models for funding Harvard's branch of the virtual education platform are unsustainable, given the high monetary and time cost of generating online material.
In ‘Flipped’ Classes, Faculty See Opportunities and Obstacles
The ramp-up in faculty interest comes as researchers publish more studies on the active learning model and others internally raise concerns.
HarvardX 'Poetry in America' Course Moves to TV
The digital humanities initiative will expand to local television and will feature influential figures discussing poetry.
Digital and On-Campus Teaching Research Groups Merge
The research arms of HarvardX and the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching have merged to create a new research group.
EdX Users Cheat Through MOOC-Specific Method, Study Says
Roughly 1 percent of certificates granted by Harvard’s and MIT’s school-specific edX platforms were earned by users engaging in a new form of cheating.
Making Classes, but Not Money
As professors volunteer hours to developing online courses for edX, some call for the young platform to compensate its teachers.
The Founders: The Evolution of edX at Harvard and MIT
While the two schools co-founded the online learning platform three years ago, some say its effect has been greater on MIT’s campus.
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HarvardX is the Harvard-specific branch of online platform EdX, which offers courses free of charge to students across the globe.
HarvardX Video Development
Editors and producers at HarvardX work with professors to develop their online courses.
HBX Launches Agreement with Amherst
Harvard Business School will reserve a set number of spots for Amherst College students applying to its online Credential of Readiness Program, as well as provide more financial aid opportunities for those applicants, starting in June.
HarvardX Participation and Completion Rates Vary by Discipline, Study Says
The report found that only 5 percent of participants who did not pay a fee for ID verification actually completed their online course.
EdX Settles With Department of Justice
The edX settlement will require the platform to become accessible for people with disabilities—including those who are deaf or visually impaired.
School of Public Health Will Launch Blended Master’s Degree
The Harvard School of Public Health will launch a new master’s degree program that will be offered largely online, with a small residential component.