While Tufts freshman Ammar Khaku sat listening to a lecture for an "Introduction to Robotics" course, he wasn't suffering from the typical in-class woes: He was reclining on his bed, relaxed and ...

In November, Wolfram Burgard, a professor of computer science at the University of Freiburg, in Germany, administered an online midterm exam for a course in artificial intelligence to 54 students. The ...

Earlier this week, Inside Higher Ed's Steve Kolowich looked at the success Stanford University has had this fall by offering 3 of its engineering courses online. The courses -- Introductions to ...

Lectures are often the least educational aspect of college; I know, I’ve taught college seniors and witnessed how little students learn during their four years in higher education. So, while it’s ...

College too expensive? Try YouTube. It might seem counterintuitive to look for higher education alongside Avril Lavigne music videos, but the video-sharing site has become a major reservoir of college ...