By Scott Jaschik. Many politicians and educators see online education as key to expanding access to higher education. But a large study of online education used by students at California's massive community college system cautions that student success may not go hand-in-hand with online education. Read more...
By Casey Fabris. For students taking courses online, the endless distractions of the Internet can be a hindrance to success. But using software to limit those diversions can make a big difference. More...
Un des premier décrets d’application de la loi sur la formation professionnelle de mars 2014, publié en aout 2014 concerne la FOAD.
Ce décret libère potentiellement les dispositifs multi modaux. Voir l'article...
Par Thierry Bouldoire. «Nom de code : Miro pour Master interdisciplinaire par regroupement des organismes économiques et universitaires du territoire Pyrénées-Méditerranée.
Bases : Perpignan, Majorque, Andorre, Toulouse, Gérone.
Départ : septembre 2015.
Inscriptions : depuis le 15 avril pour les titulaires d’une licence ou les salariés en reprise d’études.
Signes particuliers : des enseignements 100 % on line, en quatre langues (français espagnol, catalan, anglais).
Capacité : 30 étudiants. Voir l'article...
L’université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 organise la 10ème édition des Journées du E-Learning qui se déroulera les 18 et 19 Juin 2015, à l’université Jean Moulin Lyon 3.
By Bedah Mengo. An increasing number of colleges in Kenya are turning to the internet to offer their courses as they seek to reach more students. The switch to on-line platforms is being prompted by the rise in number of internet users in the East African nation.
APTECH is the latest institution to roll out its programs on the internet. The information and communication technology institution has started an on-line university to reach tens of students that cannot be able to physically access its courses. More...
By Meris Stansbury - . According to a report released today by Arizona State University at the 2015 ASU+GSV Summit, providing online course options can create $545K in new socio-economic value, and save between 30 and 70 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per undergraduate degree. More...
By Paul Fain. LinkedIn has become a company to watch in higher education. This week the job networking site announced it would spend $1.5 billion to buy lynda.com, an online course portal. Read more...
By Andy Thomason. LinkedIn announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire the online-learning company lynda.com for $1.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports. It is the social-networking giant’s largest acquisition to date, and signals its continued expansion into the education realm. lynda.com offers more than 2,900 courses online, which include video tutorials for various skills. More...
By Casey Fabris. The education site Noodle is putting a new twist on helping colleges create online degree and certificate programs with its creation of Noodle Partners, announced on Wednesday.
Noodle Partners, the brainchild of the Princeton Review founder John Katzman, is an enabler — a company that helps colleges build online-education programs. Several other companies provide similar services, one of them being 2U, also founded by Mr. Katzman. More...
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