Techno-News Blog. There’s a strong positive relationship between how much people learn on the job and how much they love their job. Employees who score high on survey questions like “I will have to learn new skills to achieve my assigned goals for this year” have higher scores on such questions. More...

Techno-News Blog. According to the Babson Survey Research Group’s latest annual report on distance education in the United States, online student enrollment has grown for the 14th year in a row. Nearly a million additional students took distance education courses in 2016 compared to 2012, a count consisting of both people who took online classes (or other forms of distance ed) exclusively as well as those who took a mix of online and face-to-face courses. More...

Techno-News Blog. Machine learning algorithms will improve security solutions, helping human analysts triage threats and close vulnerabilities quicker. But they are also going to help threat actors launch bigger, more complex attacks. More...

Techno-News Blog. Adult learners without college degrees are apprehensive about the cost of higher education and the quality of online courses, but they expressed a desire to return to school, according to a nationwide survey from Champlain College Online. More...

Techno-News Blog. Enrollment in nonprofit education programs is growing while for-profit enrollment rates are dropping significantly, a new federal study shows. More...

Techno-News Blog. Under siege by robots and hampered by outdated skills in an environment of drastic change, India’s tech workers and tech giants are increasingly leaning on online education outfits for a much-needed reboot. More...

Techno-News Blog. Microsoft will subsidize course fees for Massachusetts community college students taking edX’s introductory Computer Science Professional Certificate course. For six months, starting on May 1, Microsoft will cover tuition for the final segment of the three-part course for students who successfully complete the first two parts. More...

Techno-News Blog. Many colleges these days are experimenting with short-form online degrees to try to reach new audiences and offer new options, often at a lower cost. More...

Techno-News Blog. Whenever we analyze the landscape of higher education technology, we find a range of trends in various stages of development. There are topics with real staying power, such as learning space design (which has factored into our trends list for several years). More...

Techno-News Blog. The market for virtual reality applications is growing at a rapid pace, and is expected to double in the next five years (Bolkan, 2017). As the cost of equipment falls and schools have greater access to technology, there is great interest in virtual reality as an educational tool. More...