Online Learning

Pandemic fueled huge online-only enrollment growth, report finds

Around 5.8 million students enrolled exclusively in distance education at NC-SARA colleges, nearly doubling from the prior year.

By Natalie Schwartz • Oct. 20, 2021

Ivy.ai study highlights explosive growth in chatbot popularity

Ninety-four percent of students that utilized chatbots found them to be valuable or extremely valuable, according to Ivy.ai research

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Emerging Technology

As higher ed deals with the impact of COVID-19, colleges need to be careful when navigating how increased use of technology in educations is going to impact their students. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

How colleges can prepare for an emergency return to online learning

Colleges can be ready for a fast transition to online and hybrid learning with these eight tips.

Can colleges compete with companies like Coursera?

Arthur Levine discusses how trends like personalized education are unfolding, what's driving them, and what can go right or wrong for colleges.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 28, 2021

Ivy.ai study highlights need for diverse learning environments

Students desire learning environments that match their personal needs, according to a new study from Ivy.ai.

What does the Anthology-Blackboard deal say about the ed tech market?

The transaction is a bet that scale and breadth of products matter — both in the U.S. and international markets.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 15, 2021

Anthology to acquire Blackboard, creating large private equity-owned company spanning ed tech markets

Executives pitch the deal as building an education technology powerhouse across academic, administrative and student-engagement fields.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 13, 2021

Ransomware capitalizes on holiday weekends. Feds urge vigilance over Labor Day.

The FBI and CISA implored companies and agencies to back up data and use proactive threat-hunting measures to mitigate any potential attacks. 

By David Jones • Sept. 01, 2021

Why Spelman College is offering online certificates

Associate Provost Tiffany Watson discusses launching eSpelman at the women's liberal arts HBCU in Atlanta.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 30, 2021

American Public Education plans to purchase government workforce training provider

It's the second recent acquisition for the owner of the American Public University System, which has been hit by disruptions to military tuition assistance.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 12, 2021

U of Arkansas to acquire for-profit Grantham U for $1

The system will gain around 4,000 students through the deal, which is designed to bolster adult student recruitment and online operations.

By Natalie Schwartz • Aug. 11, 2021

Moodle completes acquisitions, launching services platform

Moodle US provides services including custom development, learning design and training for customers using Moodle products.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 10, 2021

Participation with NC-SARA spurs some online enrollment growth, report says

For-profit schools that take part in the interstate distance learning pact don't see more benefits than their nonprofit counterparts, the analysis found.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 09, 2021

InSpace touts easy availability on Canvas as new generation of edtech services seeks wider audiences

Founded amid the pandemic, InSpace expects to integrate with several other popular learning management systems.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 04, 2021

Duolingo CFO credits operational discipline on IPO day

The company's initial public offering can be seen as a bellwether for the health of the broader U.S. edtech ecosystem.

By Jane Thier • July 29, 2021

2U to acquire edX for $800M

The company says buying the MOOC provider will make it easier to recruit students into its programs.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 29, 2021

Student perception of higher ed's value falls again, survey finds

Nearly two-thirds of respondents say college isn't worth the cost, up from half who said the same last summer.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 29, 2021

How Morehouse School of Medicine is growing the biotech worker pipeline

The historically Black institution created summer bridge programs to attract students to a sector in which diversity has long lagged.

By Chandra Thomas Whitfield • June 28, 2021

Why SPACs are eyeing the education technology sector

These "blank-check" companies could expand the industry's footing on Wall Street.

By Hallie Busta • June 25, 2021

How colleges can be proactive about the ransomware threat

Increased online activity during the pandemic intensified the impact of cyberattacks on higher ed, one expert explains.

By Hallie Busta • June 21, 2021

Are tuition-share agreements between colleges and OPMs on solid legal footing?

Some lawmakers and advocacy groups on the political left have these contracts for marketing and recruitment in their crosshairs.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 18, 2021

Colleges held off on major technology purchases during the pandemic, report says

But the crisis heightened colleges' focus on the need to upgrade, with an eye on the cloud, according to one expert.

By Hallie Busta • June 17, 2021

Online learning will be a bigger priority post-pandemic, college officials say

The latest CHLOE report suggests the move to remote education in 2020 will bring lasting changes to higher education.

By Natalie Schwartz • June 08, 2021

Community colleges have a new option for sharing courses

An industry group's consortium takes the practice to a national level for two-year public schools.

By Hallie Busta • UPDATED: May 28, 2021 at 1:06 p.m.

ProctorU scraps fully automated remote proctoring

The company will no longer use artificial intelligence to surface potential cheating to faculty members.

By Natalie Schwartz • May 24, 2021