Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Economist Carlo Salerno writes in the Huffington Post that allowing the U.S. Department of Education to grant degrees based upon the number of courses completed, regardless of transfers or the number of institutions, is a way to generate more value and decrease costs for students. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Want to study how to live on Mars? This course will take just 12 hours of your time. And it’s free. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. An Alaska foundation is hoping to revitalize five Athabascan languages through online education with help from a $900,000 grant. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. School alone can be overwhelming but as an online student it can be even more challenging because we do not always have the motivation that other students might have in a traditional classroom. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. LaGuardia’s program, known as TechIMPACT, will partner with tech education companies including General Assembly, Udacity and The Software Guild to provide accelerated tech training for more than 300 low-income young adults over the next three years. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online classes, compared with in-person classes, are generally more self-paced, meaning I can finish as many chapters as I want per week, as long as the instructor opens the chapters. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Nearly 5,000 students are enrolled in online courses at CSU this semester. Many study fully online, and others are taking just one or a few of their classes online. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Adaptive online learning tools can, through the use of data analytics, help students when they hit a roadblock and give them just-in-time advice. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online learning has changed the higher education landscape in recent years. Not only are more students using digital resources to research and choose study options, increasing numbers are turning to online learning to gain degrees from prestigious universities around the world. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Of course for IT leadership on campus, it also helps to foster good relationships with the other vice presidents and provosts, as well as the campus president. More...