By Doug Lederman. "The OER Moment" is Inside Higher Ed's new print-on-demand compilation of articles. This collection of news and opinion articles may be downloaded here, free. More...
11 juillet 2017
The OER Moment
Textbook-Counterfeiting Cage Match
By Doug Lederman. Three major textbook publishers sue the bookstore provider Follett, alleging failure to stop selling pirated versions of their books. More...
Do Free Speech and Inclusivity Clash?
By Doug Lederman. At meeting of college lawyers, panelists rue students’ lack of understanding of First Amendment and share strategies for balancing expression and sensitivity. More...
Développer l'apprentissage loin des CFA
Suite au Plan de relance de l’apprentissage du Conseil régional, celui-ci nous a demandé de conduire un diagnostic sur la situation locale de ce dispositif. Avec les chiffres communiqués par le Cariforef, nous avons été surpris de voir qu’en Sarthe nord, le taux d’emploi en apprentissage est plus fort que la moyenne régionale. Plus...
Professor's Wrongful Termination Claim Dismissed
By Doug Lederman. The University of Texas System did not wrongfully terminate a professor whose job was eliminated when the system merged two institutions in South Texas, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. More...
Evolving Economic Models for Higher Ed
By Doug Lederman. "Evolving Economic Models for Higher Ed" is Inside Higher Ed's new print-on-demand compilation of articles. More...
Lack of faculty time and training limits digital learning more than resistance does, study finds
By Doug Lederman. Colleges’ ambitions for technology-enabled instruction have outstripped actual use, more because of practical impediments than philosophical ones, analysis suggests. More...
Rollback of For-Profit Rules Begins
By Doug Lederman. The U.S. Department of Education Thursday will announce plans to hit pause on two of the Obama administration's primary rules aimed at reining in for-profit colleges. More...
A new online bachelor's degree in ... anthropology?
By Doug Lederman. Newest online program at Western Illinois is a rarity. Effort was born of professors' scrappiness and desire to bring the critical-thinking discipline to students who can't come to the campus in the cornfields. More...
Potentially bumpy regulatory road ahead for Purdue-Kaplan deal
By Doug Lederman. Purdue University's proposal last month to buy Kaplan University, the degree-granting arm of the for-profit education company that bears the Kaplan name, has the potential to reshape the online learning landscape and redefine the role of public universities. More...
