HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Georgia Tech’s new online Master’s program draws wave of applications. “The Georgia Tech program is the first master’s degree from a top-ranked university based on the technology that drives MOOCs. The only difference is it is not ‘open,’ or free, as a MOOC is traditionally defined. Students have applied from 50 states and 80 foreign countries, according to the school. To graduate, they will never have to step foot on campus and will pay about $6,600, compared with about $44,000 for residential students.”