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Free Online Courses From Harvard & MIT [AUDIO]
Going to Harvard or MIT can be tough, what with the cost and it being really hard to get in and the moving to Massachusetts and all. How about taking classes from either Harvard or MIT at home on the Internet and it's free and everyone gets in?
That's the idea of Ed X, a new partnership launched by the schools yesterday. Classes start in the fall. Online. Read the rest at Marketplace.
College Students & Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
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41% Of Students Use Social Media For Study [CHART]
41.3% of students use social media for research or study purposes, according to a survey released in February 2012 by ebrary. And although a majority are not yet engaging with social media tools for these purposes, there are some usages which a majority of students report being likely to engage in. For example, roughly 7 in 10 are very likely (22%) or somewhat likely (47.2%) to use a social media tool to connect with other students with similar academic interest, and slightly less than 60% have some interest in sharing research information with peers or using research recommended by peers. Read the rest at Marketing Charts.
Social Media In Higher Education [INFOGRAPHIC]
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How US College Students Watch Video [CHART]
A study by youth marketing research/information firm Youth Pulse (YPulse), mentioned in MediaPost’s Media Daily News, found that 46% of college students view TV shows on a traditional TV set.
Different results were uncovered by agency Mr Youth, which asked what methods this group used to watch video. Some 38% of college students said they take in TV through basic cable and 31% said they did so through a premium cable service. But a whopping 91% view video on their laptops, while a majority watch on their smartphones or desktop PCs. More than one-third watch video content via a gaming console connected to a TV—more than had premium cable and nearly as many as had basic. Read the rest at eMarker.
