After edX, Harvard and MIT tackle online access | Times Higher Education (THE)

peter.suber's bookmarks 2024-02-07

Summary:

"Three years after abandoning edX, the pioneering open-access online course provider, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are settling into a more conventional route to improve post-secondary access and completion.

The two elite universities, through a non-profit they call the Axim Collaborative, have begun redirecting slices of their $800 million (£600 million) payout from the edX sale towards funding projects designed largely to benefit low-income and non-traditional students.

To lead Axim on that mission, the universities have chosen Stephanie Khurana, a Harvard-affiliated expert in social venture philanthropy and technological innovation who has begun identifying partners – largely university-based – with demonstratable skills in using technology to improve overall student success...."

Link:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/after-pioneering-edx-harvard-and-mit-tackle-online-access-afresh?spMailingID=28340388&spUserID=MTAyMjQ5NTY5MjgxNAS2&spJobID=2410459287&spReportId=MjQxMDQ1OTI4NwS2

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Date tagged:

02/07/2024, 14:18

Date published:

02/07/2024, 09:18