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19 septembre 2015

China's Investment In Elite Universities Pays Off: New Ranking

Résultats de recherche d'images pour « forbes.com »By Johan Nylander. Tsinghua University in Beijing has been ranked as Asia’s third best university, leading a strong Chinese cohort.
A new study compiled by higher education data specialists QS that was
released  on Tuesday revealed that China is now home to seven universities in the world’s top 200. More...

19 septembre 2015

Is it time for Gilligan II?

By Beckie Smith. The target for the UK’s market share proposed by the British Council in 2000 was 25% by 2005 – a fantasy figure which just didn’t see the competition coming. More...

19 septembre 2015

Udemy sees 200% rise in revenue, online learning demand increases

By Natalie Marsh. Online learning platform, Udemy, has seen an increase in revenue of 200% year on year, as the demand for skills-based online learning increases. More...

19 septembre 2015

The 37 Best Websites to Learn Something New

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Forget overpriced schools, long days in a crowded classroom, and pitifully poor results. These websites and apps cover myriads of science, art, and technology topics. They will teach you practically anything, from making hummus to building apps in node.js, most of them for free. More...

19 septembre 2015

Know Your Time Management Limits as an Online Student

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A full-time job and a full-time course load aren’t workable for every online student. After closing five tabs on my Chrome Web browser and another eight course documents, I looked at my schedule for the upcoming week: three and a half hours of free time left – not for a day, but for the entire week. More...

19 septembre 2015

More Microsoft Courses On edX

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Two new courses from Microsoft, one on XAML, the other on jQuery, start next week on edX. Other of the edX/Microsoft courses are now self-paced so you can begin them whenever you want. Microsoft partnered with edX earlier this year to run MOOCs taught by Microsoft trainers and taking advantage of the edX delivery platform. More...

19 septembre 2015

Harvard Business School Begins Offering Credit for some Online Extension Courses

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Beginning in January, students who take select courses in Harvard Business School’s online digital education initiative, also known as HBX, will receive college credit for them. Students who receive the HBX Certificate of Readiness (CORe) after passing three business fundamentals courses — business analytics, economics for managers and financial accounting — will receive eight undergraduate credits from the Harvard Extension School. More...

19 septembre 2015

Why We Should Build Classes Around Mobile Tech

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Using an app he created, in classes he has configured around mobile technology, Ronald Yaros is preparing his students for a future that will revolve around their technological skills. More...

19 septembre 2015

Why Higher Ed Needs to Step Up Its IT Security Game

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Jane LeClair, chief operating officer at the National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College in Washington, DC, recently stressed the need for higher education to step up its game around IT security. And she urged colleges and universities that haven’t already done so to embrace the role of the chief information security officer, or CISO. More...

19 septembre 2015

Is E-learning the future?

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Despite the stereotype that university students are beer-guzzling spendthrifts, the reality is that most students today have to take on one or two part-time jobs just to make ends meet. More...

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