Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As massive open online courses, or MOOCs, catch on, the number of students registering is climbing by as much as 70% a year, and hallowed institutes that never offered them before — like Oxford University — are opening their doors virtually too. More...
3 Steps to Choose the Right Online Degree Major
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Prospective online students should consider their career goals and virtually connect with an enrollment counselor. More...
Tous les dossiers de Thot - Année 2016
Par Denys Lamontagne. Une nouvelle année de changements profonds s'annonce, nous en convenons, et rien ne présage un ralentissement des innovations. Voir l'article...
Online learning in 2016: a personal review
By . I am not going to do a review of all the developments in online learning in 2016 (for this, see Audrey Watters’ excellent HackEducation Trends). What I am going to do instead is review what I actually wrote about in 2016 in this blog, indicating what to me was of particular interest in online learning during 2016. I have identified 38 posts I wrote in which I have explored in some detail issues that bubbled up (at least for me) in 2016. More...
#7: 10 must-haves to appease online students
By Meris Stansbury. Higher ed online students expect a lot from their programs; but with every student’s unique expectations and desires, how can institutions not only rise above the competition, but offer the best online learning options for their students. More...
ED announces final rule on postsecondary distance education
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The U.S. Department of Education today released final regulations to improve oversight and protect more than 5.5 million distance education students at degree-granting institutions including nearly 3 million exclusively online students by clarifying the state authorization requirements for postsecondary distance education. More...
Colleges track students online to boost graduation rates
Submitted by Steven Wyman. Companies use lots and lots of data, including your daily Web surfing, to help them sell you stuff. They follow you across the Internet with annoying ads, and the data they collect is now essential for their business. More...
Online Learning Confusion In an Otherwise Excellent 'Revenge of Analog’
By Joshua Kim. Why do smart people continue to get higher education so wrong. Read more...
Retro Approach to Training Online Teachers
By Doug Lederman. After several iterations, a college at the University of Cincinnati develops an old-time concept -- a radio show -- to teach professors new techniques. Read more...
Online Classes A Popular Way To Learn
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online classes are popular. Yet, many people don’t know a lot about how they work. More...