Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. More than 850 new MOOCs are starting this month. They include a wide range of courses offered from colleges and other entities on multiple continents. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Beyond buying a house, financing a college education can be one of the most expensive investments a person ever makes. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. These activities and the small groups, which stay the same all semester, lead to greater classroom confidence and learning outcomes, according to Ballen’s assessments, which compare students from new active learning classes with students who took the class the year before, when it was being taught in a traditional way. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have been expanding rapidly throughout the world since the ‘Year of the MOOC’ in 2012, offering higher education, often free, to millions of learners – especially in developed countries with wide access to the right technology and resources. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In 2016, mature social media teams can adopt a myriad of roles across marketing, communications, customer service, audience research, product development, and much more. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. People love to make pronouncements about a year. 2016 is the Year of … what? Data? That certainly doesn’t seem possible, given that we’ve been talking about data—both big and otherwise—for some time now. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Over the past few years, online learning courses have grown exponentially as students eye cost and convenience. But questions have always lingered over the effectiveness of online learning (or e-learning). More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Ed Tech Magazine reports data security is becoming an increasing priority on college campuses, and contracting the service allows more flexibility for on-campus IT offices to address other issues. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. If you’re not familiar, Women Who Code is a non-profit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. The organization has executed more than 3,000 events around the world, garnered a membership exceeding 50,000 and has a presence in 20 countries. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Wisconsin study of high school students in virtual classes aims to provide important information in a field that hasn’t garnered much research. More...