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Gamification and acquisitions: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Catch up on the MIT's 'short course' expansion and the latest acquisitions and funding rounds from Blackboard, Advisory Board, and Instructure right here!
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 20, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Putting a bounty on bugs: Instructure's Wade Billings on securing data
The cloud-based LMS provider recently took its proactively approach to security a step further by offering hackers a bounty.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 19, 2015 -
New York Times launching ed initiative with CIG Education Group
The partnership will see the newspaper offer pre-college and college-level courses starting this fall.
By Keith Button • Feb. 19, 2015 -
Deep Dive
EF exec details company's approach to rethinking standardized testing
Education First Executive Director Yerrie Kim says the company wants to change the perception of standardized test scores and how the exams are used.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 18, 2015 -
Codecademy still not looking for revenues
With 24 million users of its free coding education services, Codecademy's CEO says he's still focused on growth, not monetization.
By Keith Button • Feb. 18, 2015 -
Stanford brings simulated touch to haptics MOOC
Students are presented the opportunity to build their own sensory device to help them learn about the science of touch.
By Keith Button • Feb. 17, 2015 -
Coding schools and in-flight MOOCs: The week's most read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on Harvard Business School's global online push and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 13, 2015 -
Coursera details next round of companies joining Specializations capstones
Previous projects in the curated course series have included Google, SwiftKey, and iHeartMedia.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 12, 2015 -
GWU turns to online degrees for enrollment growth
The university's online nursing and public health graduate school options are proving particularly popular.
By Keith Button • Feb. 11, 2015 -
Harvard Business School takes online basics program worldwide
The program received high marks in engagement and instructional quality from beta participatns.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2015 -
Deep Dive
9 coding schools higher ed should keep an eye on
Coding schools and bootcamps are competition for continuing education programs, and their profits and investor interest should have the attention of colleges and universities.
By Keith Button • Feb. 10, 2015 -
Arizona prof expands MOOC to Coursera in bid for better completion rates
Chris Impey will ultimately publish data on his experimental switch from Udemy to Coursera.
By Keith Button • Feb. 10, 2015 -
Will dorms help community colleges keep students?
The American Association of Community Colleges reports that some 25% of two-year colleges in the U.S. now provide on-campus housing for students.
By Keith Button • Feb. 9, 2015 -
Study: Online students want more interaction with instructors
A new study from Kent State University finds that online students require more proactive communication from instructors, and that they also miss peer-to-peer interaction
By Keith Button • Feb. 9, 2015 -
Will Amazon campus centers push bookstores out? The week's most read education news
Pearson's Todd Hitchcock shares the secrets of successful online degree programs, Blackboard buys Schoolwires, and more!
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2015 -
In-flight college courses come to Jet Blue and Virgin America
The available video lectures will be updated monthly.
By Keith Button • Feb. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Pearson SVP shares 5 key strategies for successful online degree programs
Developing a comprehensive strategy is more important than ever for institutions in the increasingly competitive online learning market.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2015 -
Babson survey: Online learning leveling off but outpacing traditional enrollment
Online enrollment climbed 3.7% last year despite declines at for-profit institutions.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2015 -
Coursmos to launch new corporate micro-courses, invest in expansion
The online education company will use part of $600,000 from investors on a new corporate training platform.
By Keith Button • Feb. 3, 2015 -
Pluralsight acquires online coding school
Code School is the online technology training company's sixth acquisition in 18 months.
By Keith Button • Jan. 27, 2015 -
U of Michigan rolls out first 'residential' MOOC
The online healthcare policy course is reserved exclusively for students at the university.
By Keith Button • Jan. 27, 2015 -
MIT sexual harassment case raises new MOOC issues
Experts say a Massachusetts Institute of Technology sexual harassment case involving a MOOC instructor and online students is unprecedented.
By Keith Button • Jan. 26, 2015 -
Hack Reactor eyes expansion with MakerSquare acquisition
The two similar coding education programs will continue to operate separately.
By Keith Button • Jan. 22, 2015 -
Educause selects O'Brien as president and CEO
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities senior vice chancellor starts his new role June 1.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 20, 2015 -
Ed tech and free community college: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on President Obama's Tennessee Promise-like proposal, Google's new Classroom mobile app, and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 16, 2015
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