Battushig Myanganbayar enrolled at MIT after crushing one of its first massive open online courses. And he has some ideas about how they could make a real difference in the developing world. 

Episode 6: This Mongolian Teenager Aced a MOOC. Now He Wants to Widen Their Impact.

The Stanford professor responds to critics and shares some of her latest ideas about how to help students push forward when they have setbacks.

Episode 7: Carol Dweck Says Theory of Educational Mind-Set Is Often Misunderstood

A prominent critic of education technology has a new podcast, where she deconstructs what she calls the “Silicon Valley narrative.”

Episode 8: Why Audrey Watters Thinks Tech Is a Trojan Horse Set to ‘Dismantle’ the Academy

Believe it or not, he says, traditional institutions have a long history of innovation. His university's project on the future of higher education intends to continue that trend.

Episode 9: Why Georgetown's Randy Bass Wants to 'Rebundle' College

Evolving virtual-reality technology holds great promise for higher education, argues A.J. Kelton, director of emerging and instructional technology at Montclair State University.

Episode 10:  Remember Second Life? Its Fans Hope to Bring VR Back to the Classroom

Coursera’s Daphne Koller discusses plans for the future of a format that some thought would never last this long.

Episode 11: Are MOOCs Forever?

Michael Wesch, an associate professor of anthropology at Kansas State, joins his students for an unusual tour of their lives beyond the classroom.

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Episode 12: You Don’t Know Your Students. This Professor Hopes to Change That.

Shane Mauss, a stand-up comic who likes picking professors’ brains, has become an unlikely but engaging science educator.

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Episode 13: A Comedian and an Academic Walk Into a Podcast …

Author Joshua Cooper Ramo points to a shift in attitudes toward college -- and authority figures in general.

Episode 14: How Colleges Should Adapt for a Networked Age

MOOCs may have been overhyped, but their impact is far from over, says Simon Nelson, of the online-learning provider FutureLearn, a spin-off of the British Open University. And traditional colleges have a huge opportunity if they’re just willing to think a little differently.

Episode 15: Online Education Is Now a Global Market

Sarah Short, who has taught some 44,000 students over a half-century at Syracuse U., wants to see more classroom interaction.

Episode 16: A Higher-Education Rebel With a Cause

Jim Shelton, now heading up the education portfolio at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, isn’t giving any details yet. But in this podcast, he emphasizes the value of bringing learning scientists together with educators to improve learning and increase equality.

Episode 17: If You Had $45 Billion, What Would You Do to Improve Education?

The education landscape is changing. On The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Re:Learning podcast, you’ll meet the renegade teachers, ed-tech entrepreneurs, longtime educators, and others shaping the future of college. 

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