A new report from The Century Foundation cracks open about four dozen agreements between public universities and the online program managers (OPMs) that run their online courses, certificates and degrees, offering insight into how such deals are structured and the potential risks for institutions. More...
Introducing the Coursera Global Skills Index
Urgency around upskilling is a global one, but there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Each country has a unique set of circumstances – economic, political, social – that shape their skills landscape today. More...
The skills gap grew by 12% last year, survey says
The skills gap grew by 12% last year, according to a survey of 600 HR leaders by Wiley Education Services and Future Workplace. More...
For-Profit College Phasing Out Enrollment at Physical Campuses
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a for-profit college chain based in Salt Lake City, is halting enrollment of new students at physical locations as it looks to shift to mostly online instruction. More...
What’s behind 2U’s new OPM transparency push?
2U wants online program managers (OPMs) to be more transparent about the nature of their relationships with colleges and universities, and it’s leading the charge. More...
Keys to an Analytics Future: Governance, Collaboration, and Communication
Additionally, as analytics initiatives get underway, colleges and universities will need to make decisions about how to allocate resources to sustain and grow analytics. Not everything can be done, and these decisions about what to do and what not to do can be difficult. More...
Higher Ed Through a Learning Innovation Lens
We want to contribute to the advancement of the larger ecosystem of postsecondary education, and of the institutions in which we work, by employing the digital learning expertise that we have on the wide set of challenges that our schools face. More...
5G Networks Promise to Make Instructional Technology Better
Classroom technology is on the brink of massive change, and it’s a change many educators are eagerly waiting for. The promise of 5G networks brings with it a robustness like nothing we’ve seen before. More...
When the A.I. Professor Leaves, Students Suffer, Study Says
For years, big tech companies have used huge salaries, bonuses and stock packages to lure artificial intelligence experts out of academia. Now, a study released on Friday says that migration has hurt the post-college prospects of students. More...
We Desperately Need a Merger between Education and Work
School currently focuses too exclusively on knowledge and not enough on skills. There’s a pile of evidence about the most effective “education.” Summarized, it points to relationship-rich and work-integrated learning experiences. More...