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I love reading student reviews on CourseTalk and wanted to share some of my favorites from last week, March 13 – March 19, 2017. This is a pretty diverse set of topics and providers, highlighting the fact that while big players like Coursera or edX are certainly doing a great job with their...

After a semester teaching English in Colombia, I’ve learned a lot about education in this fascinating country. Here are three takeaways for online course providers wanting to expand in Colombia or similar Latin American countries: Focus on English and skills courses first – People here are...

So far in my CourseTalk blogs about teaching in Colombia, I’ve spoken at length about my classes and the educational system, but I’ve left out some of the most scintillating details — those about my daily life! Let’s rectify that. Moving from Silicon Valley to Colombia has been a bit like...

Unfortunately, being a teacher in Colombia means school typically begins at 7 a.m. That means at 5 a.m. I’m up feeling my way through a dark apartment so I don’t wake my housemates with lights. And so begins a day in the life of an English teacher in Pereira! After I pack a massive lunch to get...

I can’t believe I’m saying it, but I have less than a month left in my first semester as an English teacher. You can already feel the end of the year approaching by the increase in celebrations and cancelled classes. As I look back on the past four months, here are some of my favorite stories...

Online learning companies, like this one in Salento, are far less common in Colombia than in the U.S. This spring, CourseTalk released a study that shed light on online learning in Colombia and other developing countries. It found that, while awareness of MOOCs remains low in these countries...

Imagine a classroom of three dozen 7-year-olds. Now imagine them speaking a mile a minute in a language you only partially understand. Add in the fact that they’re dashing to you from their seats every few seconds to hand you candy and tell you about their relatives who live in the U.S. Plus...

Greetings from Colombia! I’ve been in the country for three weeks now and officially have one full week of teaching under my belt. The big surprise is that I’m not teaching high school as expected; instead, I’m the first teacher with Colombia’s bilingualism program to work in a primary school...

Just a few weeks ago, I was at CourseTalk’s Silicon Valley headquarters communicating with users and spreading the word about the largest source for online-course reviews. Next week, I’ll be in Bogotá learning how to teach English along with 300 of Colombia’s other newest teachers. It’s quite a...

When MOOCs – massive open online courses – first made headlines, it was partly their size that attracted the media’s attention. One-hundred thousand students in one course, 150,000 in another. But massive doesn’t work for everyone. In fact, it doesn’t work for most people, as seen in precipitous...

By Shea Drefs and Allen Taylor Donald Trump wants to reduce the Department of Education’s influence, Ted Cruz promises to eliminate the department altogether and Hillary Clinton is committed to no-loan tuition. As radical as the ideas of these U.S. presidential candidates are, Bernie Sanders’...

This post originally appeared on the edX blog. Learn more about the field of information technology with free online courses in cloud computing, cyber security, big data and much more at edX.org. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in the field of information technology are...

With the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary behind us, we’re officially in the midst of U.S presidential primary season. CourseTalk’s compiled a list of courses to get you ready to cast your ballot or just make sense of what you see in the news. Use these five courses to learn more about...

Carolyn McIntyre, CEO of MoocLab Slighting MOOCs has become trendy, it seems. They’re not what they were deemed to be; they’re failing to disrupt the educational world as we know it; they have high dropout rates, no universal certification system, blah blah blah. Hold on: MOOCs are only a few...

If you hadn’t yet felt it yourself, the world’s education specialists have news for you: We’re in the midst of a revolution. CourseTalk spent the past several days at SXSWedu — one of the premier education conferences in the U.S. — and expert after expert emphasized how technology, research and...

While online learning has proven to be hugely popular for STEM subjects, the arts have been less commonly studied online to date. CourseTalk’s newest provider, Kadenze, is out to fill the online gap in art and creative technology education through a highly-specialized platform. With features...

If you hadn’t yet felt it yourself, the world’s education specialists have news for you: We’re in the midst of a revolution. CourseTalk spent the past several days at SXSWedu — one of the premier education conferences in the U.S. — and expert after expert emphasized how technology, research and...

New Year’s resolutions — many of us make them, few of us keep them. But at CourseTalk, we think all you need to stick with your resolutions are the right resources. Try these online courses, all available on demand, to help make your 2016 resolutions reality! If you want to stay fit in 2016...

James, a 17-year-old high school student from rural Georgia, took his first MOOC when he was just 15. Since then, he’s completed four others in a variety of subjects. With hopes of pursuing a career in chemical engineering, MOOCs have helped set James in the right direction. “MOOCs have...

By Jen Seuhr and Shea Drefs Did you know the five fastest-growing industries in the U.S. all belong to the health care sector? Employers from doctor’s offices to labs and home care companies are expected to increase staff by up to 4.8 percent every year until at least 2024. If you’re as...