Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Unless you’re rich or academically gifted, it’s unlikely you’ll take classes at universities such as Stanford, Yale or Princeton. These are some of the most-respected universities in the world, and they charge eye-popping tuition to match their reputations. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In a move that could hasten the acceptance of cheap online degrees the University of Queensland and the Australian National University are considering giving academic credit for massive open online courses (MOOCs). More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Infographic of the Online Report Card – Tracking Online Education in the United States. This is the 13th annual report of the state of online learning in U.S. Higher education. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Iowa’s public universities collectively have continued to increase distance education offerings, driving up enrollment in courses and programs available online and aligning with Board of Regents goals. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A new research initiative is underway to understand how video impacts student engagement in online classes. Video-chat platform Shindig announced yesterday a “$50K Challenge,” in which it will partner with 25-50 faculty members and/or course designers at higher-ed institutions to let them test-drive the technology in their classrooms during the 2016 academic year. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Keeping up with increasingly digital times, colleges across the country have begun to offer more online courses to students in order to provide a more convenient and interactive learning experience. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As college and career skills are touted as essential for students’ success after high school, students in one New Jersey school got a lesson in one fast-growing workplace trend: learning and working from home. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Despite these efforts, the challenge persists: how can we teach and assess subjects that are nuanced, nonlinear and deeply human on platforms that are increasingly adaptive and automated? Enter Slack. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Experts cite an optimum time of 10 hours per week per online class, and more than 10 hours for each online graduate course​ . For the typical full-time online student, that can add up to 40 to 50 hours per week of intensive seated screen time. More...