A new offering in cybersecurity from Rochester Institute of Technology was one of 16 new MicroMasters programs announced today by edX. This is RIT’s second offering of a MicroMasters, credit-eligible, ...

Massive open online course provider edX on Tuesday expanded its lineup of MicroMasters programs, which let students study online to earn a certificate showing graduate-level work and, if they choose, ...

Rochester Institute of Technology is teaming up with the nonprofit online learning platform edX to create a universal pathway to credit, making it easier and less expensive for people to earn a master ...

A new kind of credential has entered the crowded market for online learning. EdX, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that provides online courses, announced last week the creation of 19 “MicroMasters” ...

The four core concentrations that we have, additionally with these four new ones, add more choices for students. — Interim MBA Program Director Jeanine Parolini MITx MicroMasters Programs The MITx ...

Micro-credentials offer professionals the opportunity to extend their education and acquire the skills that will help them get the jobs they want in a competitive job market. In the increasingly ...

Fourteen universities around the world are today launching modular master’s degree programs in which students can complete up to half of the course work online, earn a credential and then decide ...

Massive open online course (MOOC) provider edX is introducing 16 new MicroMasters programs this spring that span business analytics, digital product management, cybersecurity and data science fields.

While this column’s major focus is about the adoption of business intelligence, machine learning and related new technologies, it keeps coming back to education. While business needs to understand ...

If 2012 was “The Year of the MOOC”—massive open online courses, usually offered for free—2017 could be “The Year of the Microcredential.” A growing number of elite colleges are offering short-form ...

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