Study: MOOCs miss mark on democratizing ed but can be improved

A study by a Harvard graduate student used data about 164,198 MOOC participants, finding the affluent are more likely to enroll and complete.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

Bootcamps, ESSA, and personalization: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Catch up on the House vote to approve the Every Student Succeeds Act and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2015

'Equity Matters' report analyzes disability access in online ed

The report, from the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities, offers a 50-state look at policy, examining the access and offering recommendations.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 4, 2015

Can a coding bootcamp replace a four-year degree?

Providers like Bloc are aiming to provide additional skills typically found in traditional four-year computer science degrees.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 2, 2015

New Coursera course offers guide for freshmen, parents

Developed at the University of Washington, 'U101: Understanding College and College Life' builds on a course now required during orientation.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 30, 2015

Northern Virginia Community College shares no-textbook-cost degrees

The college’s Extended Learning Institute and partner, Lumen Learning, plan to publish 24 courses with no textbook costs, thanks to OER.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 30, 2015

EdX pivots while retaining focus on traditional higher ed

Unlike its peers at the top of the MOOC food chain, edX is keeping its focus on traditional institutions, developing pathways to credit for nontraditional students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 24, 2015

Fiat expands Strayer benefit to dealership families

Through the Degrees@Work program, the auto maker offers dealership employees access to free tuition programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 23, 2015

Instructure IPO and higher ed social media trends: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Catch up on California AG Kamala Harris' efforts to clean up the state's for-profit virtual schools and more here.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 20, 2015

Kadenze follows up arts-focused MOOC platform with LMS

Kannu is designed to handle the media-rich content inherent in arts and creative technology education.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 19, 2015

Corinthian ‘consistently misled students’ according to investigation

California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the U.S. Department of Education found the shuttered for-profit lied to students about job prospects.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 18, 2015

Survey identifies policies for on-campus and online adjuncts as place for improvement

Often the same policies govern on-campus and online adjuncts, but the one-size-fits-all approach may be flawed. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015

Tuition-free University of the People seeing big boost in immigrant students

University of the People is an accredited online institution that has seen enrollment in the U.S. surge in the last year, particularly among students who are immigrants.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015

Western Kentucky to offer competency-based advanced manufacturing degree

The federal government has had mixed responses to the competency-based trend. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

U of Maine faculty supports goal, but expresses concern for online plans

Faculty are skeptical about the cost and design of a proposal for Unified Online.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Videos flourish with new tech at Florida International University

Faculty at the university's College of Business have created more than 5,000 hours of lecture capture content since it adopted a new technology to record and share the video.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Accelerated, online MBA now among Saint Mary's offerings

The Minnesota university's new degree program offers the option to specialize in one of three areas or complete a general program.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 10, 2015

Educause 2015: What you need to know from higher ed IT's premier gathering

Miss the show? We've gathered all of our coverage in one place for your convenience.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 6, 2015

9 ed tech developments to note from Educause 2015

With over 40 more exhibitors than last year, there was plenty to see on the show floor in Indianapolis.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 5, 2015

American Academy of Arts and Sciences commission to study higher ed's future

The Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education will be financed by $2.2 million from the Carnegie Corporation.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 5, 2015

Coursera is Apple TV's first online learning partner

Apple TV is introducing online learning as an embedded element of its product for the first time, adding television to Coursera’s platform flexibility.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 3, 2015

1,000 students have now earned Udacity's nanodegree

The company pivoted from MOOCs to professional development 'nanodegrees' in 2014, and 150 of its grads have found new jobs using the credential so far.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 3, 2015

Educause, K-12 computer science, and Flatiron: The week's most-read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on ACE's new alternative credit program and more right here.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2015

Thursday at Educause 2015: Campus Computing Project, Google, and CIOs

Get caught up on the sessions and all of the latest announcements from Ellucian, Cengage, Blackboard, and more.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 29, 2015

Wednesday at Educause: Motivation, disruptive innovation, and top IT issues

Get caught up on the sessions and all of the latest announcements from Dell, McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and more.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2015