By Kevin Kelly. Over the past few years, the team at e-Literate has reported on online course quality and common challenges online learners face. In late 2016, Phil Hill described and shared "explainer videos" that outlined how system-wide online course exchanges and their shared social infrastructure can help increase access and improve quality. More...
By Phil Hill. While the supply and demand for online higher education is rapidly expanding, questions remain regarding its potential impact on increasing access, reducing costs, and improving student outcomes. Does online education enhance access to higher education among students who would not otherwise enroll in college. More...
By Michael Feldstein. I'll be giving a talk at the OpenSUNY conference tomorrow (Thursday) at 4:00 PM. The title of the talk is "Everything Old is New Again: What You Taught the OPM Companies." But it's about a lot more than that. SUNY was my first gig in higher education, after doing stints in K12 and corporate e-Learning, so it's going to be a bit of a homecoming for me. More...
University of Memphis accelerates students through online courses, saving them time and money. More...
Often times in higher education, faculty are asked to share their course content with other faculty members who teach the same course. Many people balk at the idea for the sake of holding tight to intellectual property. More...
For 15 years, I’ve been strongly committed to educational excellence and creating a positive learning experience in the online environment. The progress made in the distance education community over the past decade is astounding. More...
While online learning has been around for many years, it really took a new twist when Coastline Community College launched the first “virtual college” with no physical campus. Over the past 40 years, online-course delivery has exploded in a positive sense. But there are a lot of myths that still are associated with online learning. More...
The times are changing when it comes to today’s digital academic landscape. You might not have heard of the Council of Independent Colleges (commonly referred to as the CIC), but it’s an organization that helps smaller liberal arts universities increase visibility and strengthen institutional resources, and they’ve made some exciting announcements in the area of online education. More...
Institutions that hope to compete in an increasingly global online market need to create learning experiences that are more akin to the apps, games, movies, and other media students experience. More...
A new self-evaluation tool offers a way for institutions to determine if they’re offering a supportive and high-quality online learning program. It’s the OLC Quality Scorecard for Online Student Support, from the Online Learning Consortium, and it’s intended to help institutions improve support for online learners. More...
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