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The National Association of the Deaf filed lawsuits against Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology because their Massive Open Online Courses do not provide accommodations for the deaf, according to a Thursday press release by the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center. PHOTO BY MKSMITH23/FLICKR

Harvard, MIT sued for not captioning online content

Amanda Burke February 17, 2015

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are facing two federal class action lawsuits filed by the National Association of the Deaf and four hearing-impaired students, claiming the...

Introduction to Differential Equations is the newest Massive Online Open Course, launched Jan. 29. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU launches two online courses, plans for several more

Chris Fergus February 5, 2015

Boston University released two Massive Open Online Courses in January, bringing the total of online MOOCs offered to six.   Hosted on the MOOC platform edX, Introduction to Differential Equations...

Professor Emeritus Andrew Bacevich is offering the Pardee School of Global Studies’ first Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, which allows anyone in the world to join and fit the class into his or her individual schedule. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY STANISLAVA LABETSKAYA/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Pardee school launches first MOOC

Stephanie Pagones September 30, 2014

Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies opened its first Massive Open Online Course Wednesday, free and accessible to all students with Internet access around the world. The...

Keeping up with the times: BU adopts alternative education methods to embrace modernization

Daily Free Press Admin September 17, 2013

Attach the word “alternative” to a term and it instantly appeals to our generation. Alternative music, alternative lifestyles, alternative clothing, even alternative education are all concepts that...

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