MOOC experts surprised by how they’re evolving

Versión en español aquí Mark Glaser of PBS Mediashift recently pulled together a panel of experts for an online chat about how massive open online courses (MOOCs) are affecting universities and professional education. Some exceprts from the fascinating 40-minute exchange are below. Alves Rosental Alves, director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas […]

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CUNY aims to incubate new media

Stephen Shepard, dean of CUNY  Journalism School: “We are  researching ways to support quality as the old financial order erodes.”  Second in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations.City University of New York’s Entrepreneurial Journalism program aims to be an incubator of new media projects as well as training the next generation […]

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At American U., media entrepreneurship includes NGOs

Jan Schaffer First in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations.In the new world of media, traditional journalism organizations are just one more voice, and the MA in Media Entrepreneurship program at American University reflects that. Jan Schaffer, who teaches the program’s seminar on media entrepreneurship, believes that journalism schools should […]

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