The Network Week in Review and Look Ahead: September 10-14

1). Open Online Courses: Higher Education of the Future? 

Instructor Eric Rabkin gives us a new perspective of MOOCs. Check out this inside look at the growing trend of open online college courses.

2). Network Trailblazers: A Conversation with Irving Wladawsky-Berger

Irving Wladawsky-Berger shares his views on digital money and the evolution to a cashless society.

3). Machine to Machine Communications

A conversation with Cisco's Manu Parbhakar about the fascinating  topic of connecting billions of previously unconnected devices like vending machines, and a look at how the data from them might be used.

 

Take a look on what we have planned for next week...

We are looking forward to sharing all this great content with you next week. Have a great weekend!

• On Monday, we're traveling to Barcelona, Spain for a look at life in a connected city. See how the historic capital of Catalonia is developing a smart community model based on technology. 
• On Tuesday, we'll take you back to school "BYOD" style. A look at how one university ramps up to meet the demands of a student population armed with thousands of devices, who are ready to connect anytime, anywhere.
• On Wednesday, it's the latest installment of ourMy Networked Life Series. You'll meet Alisa Vogt from Germany. She is a university student leveraging connectivity for her studies and her social life as she moves from various platforms gathering and sharing information.