By . All institutions offer online courses at a lower price than on-campus courses, but the size and scope of the institution often affects how low the prices will go. More...
5 août 2015
5 août 2015
Do libraries matter in distance education?
By . With the explosion of distance education, librarianship is changing from managing books to connecting people and quality resources while at the same time delivering resources effectively and providing the best customer service possible. More...
5 août 2015
11 recommendations for the next steps in online learning
By . After researching dozens of online learning quality guidelines around the world, a team of international researchers have outlined recommendations to improve those models and propel online and open education into the future. More...
5 août 2015
How a 1970s policy can boost completion rates today
By Todd Hitchcock and Mary Beth Lakin. The face of the “average” college student is changing. Seventy-five percent of today’s students (mostly adult learners) are juggling some combination of family commitment, job, and education, while commuting to campus, according to Complete College America.1 Growing demands placed on working adult learners can make higher education seem unattainable, inflexible, and unrealistic. For too many people today, time is the barrier to college completion. More...
5 août 2015
Getting tech-resistant educators to embrace change
By Peter West. Many millions of dollars have been wasted over the years by the well-intentioned, but ad hoc, introduction of technology into education. Eager tech-savvy professors or administrators may jump in feet first, but a significant portion of their colleagues are left struggling along or resisting the change. More...
5 août 2015
How a dashboard can improve the quality of teachers
By Andrew Barbour. Faced with an alarming decline in both the number and quality of teachers in the North Carolina public school system, the University of North Carolina has developed a data-driven dashboard to provide immediate visibility into what’s working—and what’s not—in the state’s teacher-preparation programs. More...
5 août 2015
Study: Smartphones could cripple learning for these students
By . A yearlong study from researchers at Rice University and the U.S. Air Force has revealed that first-time smartphone users felt the devices actually hindered their ability to learn. More...
5 août 2015
7 principles to guide international quality in higher ed
By . The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)’s International Quality Group has released a set of International Quality Principles to help strengthen growing international activity within higher education. More...
5 août 2015
Universities create national initiative for competency-based education
By . Several nonprofit and higher education organizations are collaborating to create new resources and opportunities in response to growing interest in competency-based education (CBE). More...
5 août 2015
An honest look into a liberal arts iPad program
By . Offering a realistic glimpse of what it’s like to try and use mobile technology in undergraduate and graduate courses in higher education, one rural, liberal arts college says the only way to effectively implement an iPad program is if the technology has no usage hiccups and comes second to pedagogy. More...
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