By Joshua Kim. The Babson Survey Research Groups latest report Grade Increase: Tracking Distance Education in the United States reveals an interesting paradox. Online education is both highly concentrated in the U.S., and also highly dispersed. More...
Making an Impact in Online Courses
By Mark Lieberman. Instructors are turning to high-impact practices that have proved effective in the classroom to make online course experiences more dynamic. More...
‘Emerging Scholars’ in Online Learning
By Doug Lederman. The Online Learning Consortium on Tuesday announced its initial group of "emerging scholars" to participate in the organization's Research Center for Digital Learning and Leadership. More...
Law School Accreditor Proposes Easing Limits on Online Education
By Doug Lederman. The American Bar Association panel that accredits law schools has proposed loosening its restrictions on online education. More...
Confidence Crisis in Online Accessibility
By Lindsay McKenzie. The annual survey on the impact of online learning at community colleges, published earlier this month, shows what the report calls a “remarkable decline” in certainty among institutions that the online courses they offer are fully accessible to students with disabilities. More...
A Pau, les étudiants en médecine suivent leur enseignement à distance
Des étudiants à Pau qui suivent, en léger différé, un cours dispensé à… Bordeaux. Pour la première fois, l'enseignement de première année de Paces, la première année commune aux études de santé est dispensé dans le Béarn. Mais les étudiants palois qui la suivent dépendent de Bordeaux, et doivent régulièrement suivre des cours à distance. Plus...
Recent CSU Report Describes Benefits, Challenges, and Potential of Online Courses
Techno-News Blog. One of the most glaring issues with the current state of online courses among CSUs is that very few students enroll in online courses at different campuses. To be exact, an average of just two full-time students per campus enrolled in another campuses’ course in the fall semester of 2015. More...
Online Courses Are Harming the Students Who Need the Most Help
Techno-News Blog. A single teacher can reach thousands of students in an online course, opening up a world of knowledge to anyone with an internet connection. This limitless reach also offers substantial benefits for school districts that need to save money, by reducing the number of teachers. More...
Google Offers Online Course in Jobs Push Amid Concerns About AI
Techno-News Blog. Alphabet Inc.’s Google is launching a new online education program to certify people for work in information technology support, part of the internet giant’s philanthropic push around job training. Google has poured billions into artificial intelligence, a technology that many expect will render jobs across several fields obsolete. More...
With winter in full force, Indiana’s e-learning days come in handy
Techno-News Blog. As the winter of 2017-18 continues to bring heavy snows and unusually cold weather, e-learning programs provide a way for schools to continue meeting their students’ educational needs. The state of Indiana, for example, currently has about 170 public and private school districts approved for e-learning days. More...