Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Learning management systems are big business, with a market size estimated to approach $8 billion by 2018. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. While e-learning best practices apply whether the course is scheduled or self-paced and moderated or not, the new tools and technologies used today require more thought to the learning environment and the user experience. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Google is partnering with Udacity to offer the first Android Developer nanodegree, senior vice president Sundar Pichai announced on stage at the Google I/O developers conference on Thursday. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Research has found that students are just as likely to cheat in online courses as they would in live courses. An Ohio State student’s entrepreneurial approach to academics cost almost two dozen fellow students some money — and academic discipline. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Teaching is not sufficiently valued in higher education and universities should be creating more professional pathways for academics who are talented teachers, according to US digital education expert Larry Johnson. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Higher education is becoming a must to succeed in the 21st century labor market. Research has shown that not only do individuals with higher degrees – from community colleges, technical training programs, or traditional universities – make hundreds of thousands more in salary over their working lives, but also enjoy greater social mobility, longer life expectancy, and myriad other benefits. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The research also found that students taking online courses were more prone to have someone else give them answers during a test or quiz. To curb online cheating, some universities have partnered with companies that specialize in online-exam monitoring such as ProctorU. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The panel felt strongly about using technology to cut down on the amount of paper used. Hoping to move from packet-based resources, they want to complete assignments and submit homework assignments online. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. At its I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Google today announced that it has partnered with Udacity to launch a six-course Android development nanodegree. The idea here is to help developers learn how to write apps for Google’s mobile operating system “the right way” up to the point where they could potentially be hired by Google itself. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Twelve new “technologies to watch” will change the face of higher education in the next five years, according to new research. More...