By Doug Lederman. Macmillan Learning will offer low-cost digital textbook bundles in 16 gen-ed courses, joining experiments that drive down prices for students (and potentially profits for publishers). More...
‘Emerging Scholars’ in Online Learning
By Doug Lederman. The Online Learning Consortium on Tuesday announced its initial group of "emerging scholars" to participate in the organization's Research Center for Digital Learning and Leadership. More...
MOOCs: Fewer New Students, but More Are Paying
By Doug Lederman. Annual analysis of the massive open online course landscape finds fewer first-time students are taking the classes, but more of them are spending money and pursuing credentials. More...
Law School Accreditor Proposes Easing Limits on Online Education
By Doug Lederman. The American Bar Association panel that accredits law schools has proposed loosening its restrictions on online education. More...
From Testing Powerhouse to ‘Learning Company’
By Doug Lederman. Buying a stake in Smart Sparrow, an emergent player in creating adaptive curricular content, ACT expands its footprint -- in a way fully consistent with its mission, its leaders say. More...
Another Seminary Faces Financial (and Accreditation) Woes
By Doug Lederman. The Higher Learning Commission has placed Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago on probation, citing financial troubles that threaten to undermine its educational programs. More...
Leader of Gates Postsecondary Program to Step Down
By Doug Lederman. Daniel Greenstein, who has overseen the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's work on postsecondary education since 2012, announced Monday that he would leave the foundation next month. More...
Provosts' Views on Online Learning and OER
By Doug Lederman. Eighty-three percent of provosts say they expect their institution to expand its online programs and offerings in the coming year, and 52 percent agree that they expect to make a "major allocation" of funds to online programs, according to Inside Higher Ed's 2018 Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers. More...
Blackboard to Make VitalSource Catalog Seamlessly Available
By Doug Lederman. Blackboard announced Tuesday that it will make VitalSource's Inclusive Access model of digital curricular materials available through its learning management systems. More...
Delaware Tech Selects Brightspace by D2L as LMS
By Doug Lederman. Delaware Technical Community College has selected D2L's Brightspace learning management system to deliver its online and blended instruction, the company announced. D2L said Delaware Tech had migrated away from Blackboard Learn. More...