Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online education has grown from “that one nerdy kid who is trying to pick up extra credit before college” to a massive and international industry that has opened up the borders of learning to anyone with an internet connection. But how did online education take off? Where did it begin? It all goes back to long before the age of wires. The online learning industry was expected to be worth $107 billion at the conclusion of 2015, with five year compound annual growth rate of 9.2%. This grew revenues from $32.1 billion in 2010, to $49.9 billion in 2015. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has decided to offer a “Fintech certificate course” labeled “Future Commerce”. The promotional page notes that venture capital investment into Fintech has jumped to over 600%. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Millions of students graduate in India every year. Among them, only a few are able to grab a decent job and the rest are lost in the hunt. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Incoming Harvard law students are learning about business concepts, thanks to an online program launched by the Harvard Business School. HBX Credential of Readiness (CORe) teaches business fundamentals and is available to incoming Harvard law students for $300. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. What Coursera used to offer as free courses it now offers as a paid for Specialization. The latest across our radar is Data Structures and Algorithms and the first course in the series has just started. More...