Online education brings countless benefits from lower fees and location freedom to extra flexibility in terms of choosing your courses and the time you want to invest in studying. More...
Minnesota School Districts Considering ‘Online Snow Days’
With snow in the forecast, school districts are thinking about snow days in the months ahead. Some districts are already turning to online learning when schools are closed. State law allows up to five E-learning days a school year when there’s bad weather. More...
“Online Learning promotes real inquiry and real interrogation, the enemies of propaganda and fake news.”
Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor says lifelong learning needs to be the “norm so that we are adaptable to new technologies”. She also said it was the government’s ambition to position Ireland as a “global leader in education provision”. More...
Are Colleges and Universities Meeting the Online Learning Challenge?
Online learners deserve the same engaging experience as traditional learners — and colleges have good reason to make it happen. Statistics indicate the global online education market is expected to top more than $130 billion in the next few years. More...
Fully Online Courses Are No. 1 Requirement for Many Working Learners
A recent report found that four out of five working learners do some of their learning online, and more than half (53 percent) are enrolled in courses that are entirely online. More...
How Udacity Could Return to Its Higher Ed Roots
EdSurge recently connected with the company’s new CEO, Gabriel Dalporto, who joined the company after eight years at LendingTree, an online lender. More...
Meet the online librarian
Rodino, BYU-Idaho’s online learning librarian, works with the online curriculum designers and makes sure online students have access to the resources they need. More...
Can businesses do without online learning libraries today?
Learning libraries are fast becoming a ‘must-have’ solution for any business looking to offer impactful employee training, especially in times of an economic slowdown. In this article, we explore whether companies can do without learning libraries today. More...
Online resource roll-out can address teacher shortage – network
The Education Ministry has forecast a shortage of up to 2000 teachers by 2025 and schools in the NetNZ network believe their model could help. More...
AR and VR: The Future of Smart Education Is Here
In the digital era, modern technologies like augmented reality and virtual reality have transformed business practices, entertainment, and day-to-day lives. More...