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College Reinvented in the Year of the 'MOOC'
If you've never heard of a MOOC, don't worry. Massive Open Online Courses are only a year old. But several schools are using them to reach millions of students worldwide.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenIf you've never heard of a MOOC, don't worry. Massive Open Online Courses are only a year old. But Stanford, Harvard and other prestigious schools are now using them to reach millions of students worldwide. We hear about benefits — and the limits — of higher education on the Internet. Also, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi tries to contain that backlash over his power grab, and life among Syrian refugees as winter begins in Jordan.
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3 storiesEgyptian President Tries to Contain Backlash over Power Grab
Egypt's first elected President, Mohammed Morsi, met with the Supreme Council of the Judiciary today after his decree of virtually absolute power led to days of street protests all over the country. David Kirkpatrick is Cairo Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
Read the story8 minCan Higher Education Be Democratized on the Internet?
Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOC's, began last year when Stanford Professor Sebastian Thrun put a class on line.
Read the story36 minSyrian Refugees Face a Winter of Misery
Since rebels declared war on the al-Assad regime, more than 400,000 Syrians have fled the country. Over a million more are displaced internally. Now winter is setting in on overcrowded, makeshift camps and abandoned buildings that house formerly urban families who left most of their possessions at home.
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