MOOCs, Student Loans, Teachers & More

Associate Vice President for Policy, OSU/OH-TECH
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Ohio Technology Consortium
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 11:35am

5 Things Researchers Have Discovered About MOOCs (The Chronicle of Higher Education) – After receiving a grants from The MOOC Research Initiative, researchers have made 5 conclusions, thus far, on the online courses.

 

Billions to Soon Be Invested in 3D Printing Research and Development (3DPrint.com) – There are several multi-billion dollar companies, like Google, General Electric, and AutoDesk, who will soon, if they are not already, be jumping into the additive manufacturing space.

 

Many Teachers Feel Undervalued, Survey Finds (The New York Times) –According to an international survey published last week by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Secondary schoolteachers around the world mostly love their jobs, but many say they are not valued by society.

 

More Graduates Skipping Jobs to Start Their Own Business (Dayton Daily News) – With a negative job market for recent graduates, it’s becoming more common for students to start their own businesses when they leave school.  

 

New Research Points to Gaps in Student-Loan Counseling (The Chronicle of Higher Education) – TG has undertaken a four-part research study that is looking into evaluating and improving the government’s online counseling tools for student loans.