Many campus leaders unfortunately don’t appear to have received the message that building more facilities is increasingly unsustainable as the fundamental business model underlying significant swaths of higher education breaks and we approach a demographic cliff in 2026 in the country that will send enrollments spiraling downward at many institutions. More...
Keeping Learners Motivated in Online Courses
Many working adults sign up for online courses to build their skills in their current profession or develop skills for a new profession they wish to pursue. More...
Using Social Media to Help Your Students Tell Their Stories
Students’ familiarity with technology and their love for smartphones and the content they enjoy on them, make social media an obvious choice as a learning tool for students. More...
MOOC Pioneer Coursera Tries a New Push: Selling Courseware to Colleges
Coursera started with a mission to give the general public free access to courses from expensive colleges. More...
Navigating the Credential Marketplace: A How-to Guide
The number of both traditional and non-degree credentials is exploding, but as programs proliferate, it becomes more difficult to acquire information about the precise skills and abilities they develop, the pathways they support, and their impact on employment and earnings outcomes. More...
The benefits of online learning
Thanks to a rapid advancement in technology over the last few decades, the world has evolved to ensure maximum convenience in the corporate realm, in the world of leisure, and, of course, within the ever-changing realm of education. More...
Universities Should Be Preparing Students for the Gig Economy
How well do universities prepare students to work independently in the Gig Economy? Today’s graduates are joining a workforce where the Gig Economy — including consultants, independent contractors, freelancers, side giggers, and on-demand workers — makes up an estimated 30-40% of the U.S. workforce. More...
Why Higher Education Will Change: Innovation in higher education is not an option. It is essential
Higher education needs to find more effective, efficient ways to educate students, without sacrificing rigor or the human interactions and feedback that lie at the heart of a quality education. More...
AI Stats News: 86% Of Consumers Prefer Humans To Chatbots
Recent surveys, studies, forecasts and other quantitative assessments of the progress of AI, highlighted the growing reluctance of US consumers to chat with chatbots, the growing expectations of AI as a critical business component, and the growing employee skills gap due to the deployment of new technologies. More...