Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Udacity – the online school started by Google X founder and self-driving car pioneer Sebastian Thrun— is offering a new “nanodegree” online to prepare students for jobs in the still emerging industry of virtual reality. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A new kind of credential has entered the crowded market for online learning. EdX, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that provides online courses, announced last week the creation of 19 “MicroMasters” courses, a new type of online educational program. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Most online courses are a solitary experience for learners. Students lack the ability to strike up an impromptu conversation about last week’s homework or compare notes with whoever’s sitting next to them in class. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Google’s online translation service, Google Translate, will soon be using a new algorithm that is entirely based on deep learning, the company announced on 27 September. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Public higher education is “dying” in the US, with the pricing out of students from poorer backgrounds amounting to a “national tragedy in the making”, a leading academic has warned. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Georgia Tech’s master’s in computer science costs less than one-eighth as much as its most expensive rival — if you learn online. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A lot of us have taken online courses throughout our expansive college career, so we understand the amount of dedication that goes into it. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. With few options to buy textbooks near campus, the goal of the online syllabus library is to alert students as to what they might need for a class sooner rather than later. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Lifeliqe, a visual learning platform incorporating virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and interactive 3D content, is today launching Lifeliqe VR Museum, its first fully VR experience. More...