Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. I don’t have a magic bullet for building online courses, but because I’m a cheap bastard, I’ve figured out a way to run a course that makes sense financially, regardless of whether 20 people buy or 2,000. More...
Ways to Bounce Back After Falling Behind in an Online Course
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It’s important for students to manage their time in an online course. But if they find themselves struggling to stay on track, there are ways to come from behind. More...
Online education has its benefits
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It’s efficiency and accessibility that truly elevates MOOCs beyond the traditional education model. More...
The Roles that Librarians and Libraries Play in Distance Education Settings
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. This article explores the literature that focuses on the various roles librarians and libraries play in distance education settings. Learners visit libraries either in person or via networked computing technology to ask for help with their online courses. More...
Online vs. On-Campus: An Analysis of Course Prices of U.S. Educational Institutions
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Pricing online courses is an important issue for managing online education. This research note reports a statistical analysis of price differences between online courses and on-campus courses at 103 US educational institutions based on the data available on the Internet. More...
Students weigh benefits of online summer courses
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Although MSU is more relaxed in the summer, there are still professors teaching on campus and students doing homework and going to class. More...
Thrun sees nanodegrees as key to ed democratization
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun sees his short, online “nanodegree” programs bringing higher education into the 21st century. More...
6 Telltale Signs of Disruptive Innovation
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In her keynote address at the CT Forum conference in April, Michelle Weise, senior research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, offered an insightful analysis of disruptive innovation — perhaps one of the most-used and least-understood buzzwords in higher education today. More...
Smart Poor Kids Are Less Likely to Graduate From College Than Middling Rich Kids
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In case you needed a reminder that the deck is stacked against poor kids in this country, University of Michigan professor Susan Dynarski has offered a simple and grim illustration of that fact at the New York Times. More...
Adult learning in the computer age: Teaching makes transformation in the online world
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. For adult learners eager to rechart their career path, or simply wanting to bolster their resumes, the learning options are virtually endless. More...