By Kelly Field. Has the Education Department deliberately deceived the public and policy makers about student-loan default rates in the for-profit sector and its own student-lending program. More...

By Kelly Field. Tens of thousands of students who attended Corinthian College programs in California and online will be able to obtain debt relief, following a finding that the programs lied about their job-placement rates. More...

By Kelly Field. The Federal Perkins Loan Program, which died nearly three months ago, may be brought back to life — in altered form. More...

By Nick Hillman. The terms of student debt would have to be nailed down if it were sold – which would stop ministers flexing repayments at will. More...

An analysis of the interaction patterns in an online conference from a distance education graduate course was conducted, using an approach that focused on the transcript's interactional and structural features. A new tool for transcript analysis, the TAT (Transcript Analysis Tool), was used to analyze interactional features, while structural elements suggested by social network theory were examined. More...

In its 30 years of operation, Athabasca University has witnessed the full impact of the growth of online distance education. Its conversion from mixed media course production and telephone/mail tutoring to a variety of electronic information and communication technologies has been heterogeneous across disciplines and programs. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Sticker price may be soaring but net price, what students actually pay, is more modest and stable. The wage premium that comes with a degree has never been higher, calming fears about student debt. More...