Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It’s free to access and free to teach. How did education get so simple? Launched in May with an innovative approach, Learnquiq.com combines social networking with online learning. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. For prospective online students, searching for a degree program can sometimes feel like being adrift in the wilderness, with no map and no way of gauging the intention of approaching strangers. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Companies have discovered the power of the MOOCs as a new way to design and deliver online learning, where learners become peer reviewers, collaborate with each other, are highly engaged in watching short videos, participate in threaded discussion groups and some arrange local meetups to continue their learning. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Coursera’s Learning to Teach Online MOOC is aimed at helping traditional educators who teach face-to-face make the switch to online learning but is being extended to corporations. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Delivering this benefit in the classroom is not easy. It requires faculty to rethink how they spend class time and cede some amount of structure and control. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. I don’t have a magic bullet for building online courses, but because I’m a cheap bastard, I’ve figured out a way to run a course that makes sense financially, regardless of whether 20 people buy or 2,000. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It’s important for students to manage their time in an online course. But if they find themselves struggling to stay on track, there are ways to come from behind. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It’s efficiency and accessibility that truly elevates MOOCs beyond the traditional education model. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. This article explores the literature that focuses on the various roles librarians and libraries play in distance education settings. Learners visit libraries either in person or via networked computing technology to ask for help with their online courses. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Pricing online courses is an important issue for managing online education. This research note reports a statistical analysis of price differences between online courses and on-campus courses at 103 US educational institutions based on the data available on the Internet. More...