Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. For the first time in India, engineering education content is available in 3D on the internet. The web portal is aptly named LearnEngg.com. It delivers visual-based engineering content for the entire degree course. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Google has become the latest big tech company to edge into business schools’ territory with the recent launch of a mini online degree for tech entrepreneurs. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online learning is not for everyone — not for all students nor all faculty. It takes the ability to motivate oneself and the expectation of doing work on your own. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The coding bootcamp’s 99% job placement rate is verified by an independent audit. Coding bootcamps and other alternative credentialing programs have boomed in popularity since arriving in the higher ed space, largely on the promise of a more cost-effective and efficient path to a career. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Launched with its first cohort in June, the blended degree program combines on-campus and online courses: two three-week residencies in Boston in June 2015 and June 2016, online classes otherwise, and a final two-week residency in May 2017 to present a capstone project before program completion. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Want to get ahead in your career? Join the crowd. Fifty-two percent of Coursera students are taking online courses to improve their career, according to president and co-founder Daphne Koller. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The delivery of online classes is viewed by most people as a way that colleges and universities are keeping expenses down for their students. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Udacity now concentrates on “nanodegrees,” certificates from its online courses that are transferable to big-name tech companies. Udacity announced it has graduated 1,000 students from the program. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Over the last several months my co-founder Chirag and I have spent a lot of time thinking about micro-learning as we build our startup, Lrn. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Last Tuesday afternoon, Walnut students Destiny Deleon, Julio Chamul and Ralph Deleon were using their Thinkpads to complete homework assignments. More...