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Duke ventures into massive online learning

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Beyond the Hype: Faculty Hear Plans for Duke's Ventures in Online Learning

Provost Peter Lange emphasizes MOOC's potential reach and classroom innovations 

The hot word this year in higher education is...

PUBLISHED September 21, 2012 IN Academics , Campus
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The making of a massive online course

Team works behind the scenes to build Coursera 'MOOC'

Ronen Plesser arrived with his whole bag of tricks: a hot-pink bowling ball, a vacuum pump, a...

PUBLISHED October 31, 2012 IN Academics , Campus , Global , Working@Duke
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Duke professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, (left), records a Coursera lecture in his cramped office, which for months was used as a recording studio. A student, Joe Metz, (right), helps with video editing.

Coursera: Teaching to the Masses

A Duke professor gets an education while putting together a free, online course

The halls and classrooms of the West Duke building at Duke University are pin-drop quiet on a...

PUBLISHED October 31, 2012 IN Academics
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Denise Comer is about to help a lot more students with their writing. Photo by Duke University Photography

Duke Professor to Develop Free Online Writing Course

Denise Comer's 'MOOC' will teach students how to write more clearly and persuasively

The head of Duke's highly regarded writing program for first-year students is joining the...

PUBLISHED November 13, 2012 IN Academics , Research
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Biologist Mohamed Noor, a teaching award-winner at Duke, says bringing the latest scholarship to the public through online classes

Duke to Offer Free Courses on Internet

Duke partners with Coursera to expand faculty expertise to a broader global audience

Duke University will begin offering courses free on the Internet, school officials said Tuesday...

PUBLISHED July 16, 2012 IN Campus , Academics , Global
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A Lifetime of Wisdom, Free for the Taking

Victor Strandberg is partnering with an education company to give lectures away free online

PUBLISHED May 30, 2012 IN Academics , Arts
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Leonard White, associate professor in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, films a lecture for his Medical Neuroscience class, available through Coursera. Behind the camera is Kennard Blake, videographer/editor for University Center Activities & Events

Going Back to School - Online

Employees explore Coursera and lyndaCampus for professional development

For Sallie Ellinwood, it's about networking and updating her professional vocabulary. For...

PUBLISHED February 18, 2013 IN Academics , Campus , Working@Duke
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