Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Nothing says “time to pay attention to your personal finances” better than April 15, the annual tax deadline in the United States. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. High-quality, low-cost online courses could be used to shift schools away from being “exam factories” and help students keep pace with the threat of automation, according to a new report by the Institute of Directors. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Oxford, along with all other universities, faces an “uncomfortable future” unless it embraces online degrees and draws up plans for raising billions of pounds to go private, according to the university’s new official history. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will soon offer a master’s degree in data science through Coursera, opening its curriculum to students who are interested in the full master’s as well as individual or groups of courses. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. An online series of classes offered by Arizona State University has the highest combined learner rating and course completion rate for any class available on the Coursera platform. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. New report draws on diverse fields to reflect on digital learning. Titled “Online Education: A Catalyst for Higher Education Reform,” the report presents four overarching recommendations, stressing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, integration between online and traditional learning, a skilled workforce specializing in digital learning design, and high-level institutional and organizational change. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Everyone remembers the students in grade school who sat in the front, raised their hands to give every answer, endlessly complimented the teacher, grabbed attention at every opportunity and frustrated the entire class. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. ALISON founder Mike Feerick says global inequality and the skills gap is one of the biggest challenges facing governments, and free online education is one of the most powerful modern tools available to address it. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. While I will focus my attention on the report’s four main recommendations, I recommend the background section to those interested in educational theory and the state of online education. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Udemy has announced that they have released a new course that encourages people to make money teaching through online universities as distance learning adjunct instructors. More...