Content written Seb Murray and published by Financial Times. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Much of the early enthusiasm for massive open online courses, or Moocs, focused on how they could disrupt and democratise education — opening elite universities’ courses to the masses. They have long faced one stumbling block, however: barely anyone who starts a Mooc completes … [Read more...]
Connecting Data Science to ‘Almost Every Domain of Inquiry’
Content written by Greg Toppo and published by Inside Higher Ed. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: If you don’t believe that big data and artificial intelligence are here to stay, just ask Alexa: “What academic disciplines this fall are driving two major research universities to reorganize?” The University of California, Berkeley, and Massachusetts Institute of … [Read more...]