Techno-News Blog. The Boston University provost-appointed Task Force on Evaluating Teaching initiated an expanded pilot program for online course evaluations — in lieu of paper evaluations — in several BU schools this semester. More...

Techno-News Blog. So, what exactly will 2018 have in store? McAfee Inc.’s recent threats predictions report identified five key cyber security trends to watch in 2018:

• An adversarial machine learning “arms race” between attackers and defenders
• Ransomware to evolve from traditional PC extortion to IoT, high net-worth users, and corporate disruption
• Serverless Apps to create attack opportunities targeting privileges, app dependencies, and data transfers
• Connected home devices to surrender consumer privacy to corporate marketers
• Consumer apps collection of children’s content to pose long-term reputation risk. More...

Techno-News Blog. Recently, Pasadena City College took action to create an easier way for students to take classes without the need of purchasing expensive textbooks. Beginning during the Winter 2018 intersession, students are able to search the course catalog for classes that only use zero-cost textbooks. More...

Techno-News Blog. One of the challenges facing online providers is the question of efficacy. It turned out that the online education revolution wasn’t in quality or outcomes, but rather access — allowing millions of Americans to pursue degrees on their own time. More...

Techno-News Blog. Opportunities are available for online students to engage with classmates at local and on-campus events.  Even in an online degree program, whether you live close to the school’s campus or hundreds of miles away, you have ways to meet classmates, faculty and alumni in person. More...