In a Feb. 11 blog post, Coursera announced it is offering 12 new project-based courses in topics from persuasive writing to computer construction. More...

By Julie Wurth. A higher-education accrediting agency is warning Illinois lawmakers that the budget impasse could have “significant” consequences for the state’s public colleges and universities. More...

By Peter Sclafani. Being a higher-ed leader, like a Chief Information Officer (CIO), at an institution today also means being active on social networking sites. More...

By Ronald Bethke. As Online Program Management (OPM) organizations become increasingly utilized by higher education institutions, Excelsior College is offering a non-profit alternative aimed at helping schools set up online programs on their own. More...

By Laura Devaney. 5 higher-ed issues that should dominate presidential debates
Many say the presidential candidates’ debates and discussions lack a focus on higher education—here are the issues the candidates should research. More...

By Meris Stansbury. These are some of the major findings from the 2015 Survey of Online Learning conducted by Babson Survey Research Group in partnership with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), Pearson, WCET, StudyPortals, and Tyton Partners. The results are part of the Online Report Card, the thirteenth and final annual report tracking online education in the U.S. More...

By Meris Stansbury. Education bigwigs are currently designing a national metrics framework that will allow for the inclusion of data about today’s evolving higher-ed student. More...

By Meris Stansbury. As more institutions consider offering MOOCs for credit, often the MOOCs provided by third-party platforms, researchers say it’s imperative to gauge instructional and design effectiveness…but how, and with what quality standards. More...

MS in Computer Engineering, MS in Computer Science and MS in Cybersecurity now supported by 2U. More...

By Katherine Long. Grant will support best practices, ideas to help better educate students at Washington community colleges. More...