Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Here are five online classes that every startup professional should take to make sure their business is going to be successful. How does the effectiveness of online learning compare with that of face-to-face instruction. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It has also become easily possible for a “college student’’ to have someone else take some or all of their college courses, so that they can instead play Frisbee golf or earn a paycheck at the same time. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Now in its seventh year, RUOnlineCon has expanded from a statewide event to include attendees throughout the mid-Atlantic region, from New York to West Virginia. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The number of sheets of paper that the Office of Institutional Research consumed to conduct course evaluations last spring is 25,842. With only 22 percent of Lehigh faculty opting for the online evaluation form, Institutional Research is left with the lengthy and environmentally-unfriendly process of mass producing the forms and vibrant orange envelopes that land on professors’ podiums at the end of each semester. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Nanodegrees are a new form of online learning, focusing on specialized tech related subjects. They are run by a company named Udacity, which has close links with Google. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The seismic spread of free online courses for life-long education in some countries has caused an outflow of students from institutionalised online education. However, in Slovakia online learning is still a product offered by universities. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Content from the nine apps that Google partnered with will now show up in mobile-search results, even if it doesn’t exist on the company’s website, and users will be able to click a “stream” button to get the full app experience without installing anything. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Tiffani Harper’s online homework seemed to have a mind of its own. It knew that she learned best by watching videos and detected what topics she struggled to grasp. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Looking to give students — or your colleagues — a way to hone their thinking and problem-solving skills while having fun? These free puzzles and games might do the trick. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. For-profit online education provider Udacity and Google today unveiled a new micro-credential program, the Senior Web Developer Nanodegree. More...