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Stanford University recently announced that online coursework will be available starting this summer on a new open source platform called OpenEdX, one of several...Stanford Report From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2013
High school students will have another opportunity to earn college credit in computer science. The College Board's Advanced Placement Program plans to add a second...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 14, 2013
Although education and technology leaders support the Obama administration's efforts to open the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to more... From ACM TechNews | June 14, 2013
With school districts rushing to buy computers, tablets, digital white boards, and other technology, a new report questions whether the investment is worth it.The New York Times From ACM Careers | June 14, 2013
It used to be that the National Security Agency and its ilk had to pay through the nose for the latest in spying technology.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | June 12, 2013
As computer-based testing becomes more common across the country, cheaters and those trying to prevent it are going high-tech.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | June 11, 2013
Silicon Valley is world-renowned for the Nobel Prize winners and MacArthur "geniuses" behind theoretical breakthroughs in science, technology, engineering, and...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | June 11, 2013
Researchers looked for clues about online learning by analyzing the pageviews, clickstreams, and discussion threads of students taking 6.002x, the free online version...MIT News From ACM Careers | June 11, 2013
In 2008 U.S. troops in Iraq discovered that Shi’ite insurgents had figured out how to tap and record video feeds from overhead American drones. Now you too can...Wired From ACM News | June 10, 2013
In 2012, education startups attracted millions of students—and a surge of interest from universities and the media—by offering massive open online courses, or MOOCs...Technology Review From ACM News | June 10, 2013
If you walk the halls at MIT, you may notice a lot of students wearing T-shirts bearing the Dropbox logo. It's a simple design—an opened box—but one that carries...MIT News Office From ACM Opinion | June 6, 2013
Georgia Tech is rolling out an program that makes it possible for students to earn a three-year master's degree in computer science entirely online — and for...Time From ACM Careers | June 6, 2013
A 16-year-old programmer named Ash Bhat is attending Apple's WWDC next week for free. How? He created an iOS app that earned him one of 150 scholarships.CNET From ACM Careers | June 5, 2013
Two University of Virginia researchers offer a solution to the potential for widespread cheating in massive open online courses, an obstacle to the courses' widespread...University of Virginia From ACM Careers | June 5, 2013
It was a Sunday afternoon in SoHo and while most New Yorkers were having brunch, Makeda Peters and her boyfriend were on a street corner craning their necks at...The New York Times From ACM News | June 3, 2013
Whether or not your child grows up to be the next Zuckerberg, programming is a highly useful skill for him or her to learn.NBC News From ACM Careers | June 3, 2013
It's first period at Harlem's Cristo Rey high school, a private Catholic school for motivated low-income kids.Smithsonian magazine From ACM News | May 31, 2013
A few years ago, the National Security Agency, the country's top electronic spy agency, pondered a question with national security implications.The Salt Lake Tribune From ACM Careers | May 31, 2013
With 1.3 billion people, a quickly expanding urban economy, and rising rates of Internet and smartphone penetration, China generates an immense amount of data annually...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | May 30, 2013