Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The acceptance and adoption of digital content in the classroom has been a slow, but, progressing evolution. Until all of the components of a successful conversion were available to higher education, adoption had been limited and digital content experiences less than desirable. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Looking at the global application of Online Distance Learning (ODL), according to a 2014 report from the International Council for Open and Distance Education, in 2007 there were 150 million students worldwide engaged in distance learning, with a predicted 400 million students by 2030. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have captured the headlines in higher education in the past year. These new platforms were developed to enable both open access and large scale participation in online courses. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Applying technology to the process of general academic advisement yields the more flexible, mobile approach called e-advisement, as explained in this case study. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. While Penn professors teaching Open Learning classes have to dedicate a lot of their time and resources to millions of online learners, the opportunity to contribute to the future of education is incentive enough. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Prospective students are touting massive open online course enrollment and completion on college applications, often in hopes of differentiating themselves from their competitors. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. To support creativity and collaborative learning with digital tools, schools are creating flexible environments that give students ownership of the space and their learning. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In CBS’s “What’s an Online MBA Worth?” Peter Shea, former head of the online education system for the State University of New York, said, “There is a growing body of evidence that suggest that the quality of online learning outcomes…is actually better than that of face-to-face instruction.” More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. While the proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has expanded learning opportunities for individuals around the world, the digital classroom is also subject to many of the same issues as the traditional one — such as cheating. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Back in 2012, we welcomed the dawn of the massive open online course (MOOC) and its promise to democratize learning with open arms. More...