A new study finds a free 'massive, open, online course' (MOOC) led to students feeling more positive about math, more engaged during math class, and scoring significantly higher in mathematics ...

“The three instructors will teach journalists ‘how to be critical about numbers, statistics and research and to avoid being improperly swayed by biased researchers.'” (There’s a good chance someone ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. One of the topics in math that fascinates me the most is the idea of infinity. What intrigues me the ...

ASU’S ADAPTIVE ALGEBRA: Arizona State University’s Global Freshman Academy, a partnership with MOOC-provider edX, will begin using ALEKS, McGraw-Hill’s adaptive learning software, for its introductory ...

When Jim Fowler becomes an assistant professor of mathematics at Ohio State University this fall, he can thank his massive open online courses -- and former president E. Gordon Gee. Fowler came to ...

Calculus: A word that triggers involuntary fear spasms in the best of us. But the days of slogging through tedious textbook derivatives are over, if you want them to be. For the past few years, people ...

Outstanding 7th grade students from families with financial need can earn special consideration for a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship if they complete a free college class offered by online ...

A free 'massive, open, online course' (MOOC) designed to change students' attitudes towards mathematics makes them more engaged in class -- leading to significantly higher test scores. Published in ...

Young Scholars must have earned grades of mostly As in school since 6th grade, with no grades of C in English, math, science or social studies. They must live and attend high school in the United ...