Does your online program hit the right notes?
Career aspirations continue to drive students’ decisions to enroll in online education programs, according to a report from BestColleges.com, which surveyed nearly 300 online program administrators and 1,500 students, to gauge their experiences in online education programs. More...
Harvard Business School signals shift in online education with name change
Harvard University's business school changed the name of its online-learning platform on Tuesday. More...
ILS launches Intelli-TRIP ‘risk mitigation’ app
By Viggo Stacey. International Location Safety has announced an online platform designed to ensure students are safe when overseas by keeping them in touch with their home universities. More...
(Early) Signs of (Modest) Online Saturation
By Doug Lederman. Does a small decline in the share of all academic programs that are delivered at a distance suggest that online has peaked. More...
As the Food Industry Wakes Up to Blockchain, Online Training Options are Now Available
It’s no secret that the food industry is rapidly awaking to the great promise of blockchain technology, and headlines abound about how it promises to make traditional paper ledger-based transactions obsolete, replaced by digital ledgers. More...
Intro to Comp Sci tops list of most-subscribed HarvardX class
Millions of people around the worldtake advantage of the free Harvard offers online, but what types of subjects are trending these days? Harvard recently released its most popular online courses in 2018, a list that reflects interest in computer science, data science, architecture, and religion. More...
Have Online Degrees Finally Lost Their Stigma?
A new report by Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy has concluded that employers—specifically, human resources (HR) leaders—are now increasingly interested in candidates’ credentials, not simply their degrees. More...
Employees rate learning and development over salary
According to e-learning provider GoodHabitz’s 2018 Learning & Development Trend Report, workers not only want opportunities for ongoing development, but they also want their employer to pay for their learning and give them time off during working hours to complete training. More...
Online Education is Paving a Smoother Path to Earning Data Science Skills
A recent report from IBM states that there will be over 300,000 new job openings for data driven professionals by 2020. As it stands now, there is a shortage of the necessary technical skills for these roles. Specifically, professionals should focus on how to turn data into decisions. More...