EdCast CEO: The multiversity can help fend off MOOC disruption

While his company utilizes MOOCs as an open resource, Karl Mehta says its platform doesn't require institutions to give up intellectual property and students to third parties.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 21, 2014

Rice University launches first AP MOOCs on edX

The free course covers AP Biology and would soon be followed by courses from Boston University, MIT, and more.

By Keith Button • Oct. 21, 2014

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Emerging Technology

As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Stanford president still sees 'tsunami' headed for higher ed

John Hennessy spoke to the Washington Post about a range of higher ed topics, including MOOCs, sexual assault prevention, and federal policy.

By Keith Button • Oct. 20, 2014

Texas thinks again on MOOC investments

University of Texas officials are done paying for more development of MOOCs, but they're still encouraging schools to develop new additions.

By Keith Button • Oct. 17, 2014

These 7 ed tech solutions will split $20M from the Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is set to fund several projects that help poor students succeed in large-enrollment lower-level college courses.

By Keith Button • Oct. 17, 2014

Helix Education hires Cherron Hoppes as chief academic officer

Hoppes previously served as dean of undergraduate programs for the Ageno School of Business at San Francisco's Golden Gate University.

By Keith Button • Oct. 17, 2014

Can renowned Wikipedian help Boundless do the same for textbooks?

SJ Klein, a Wikimedia Foundation Trustee who began contributing to the site in 2004, will now serve as an advisor to Boundless.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2014

FutureLearn CEO: MOOCs are overhyped

Massive open online courses aren't as great as their founding fathers claimed, but they also aren't as bad as their detractors say, says Simon Nelson.

By Keith Button • Oct. 15, 2014

Coursera launches 18 new 'Specializations'

Institutions behind the company's latest skills-based programs include Northwestern, Duke, the University of Illinois, and the University of Maryland.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2014

Michigan State launches food MOOC portal with EdCast

Initial courses cover topics like food fraud and basic food safety.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2014

Foundations, Microsoft, and teacher pet peeves: The week's most read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on the remainder of our Educause coverage and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2014

11 ed tech developments from Educause

Seeing everything on display at a show this size is difficult, if not seemingly impossible, so here are a few things you might have missed.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2014

Starbucks-ASU collaboration enrolls 1,800

About 1,000 employees will start their subsidized educations next week.

By Keith Button • Oct. 7, 2014

5 colleges win ed tech awards

WCET, a division of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, issues WOW awards annually for innovation in technology-based learning programs.

By Keith Button • Oct. 7, 2014

Educause 2014: Our recap of higher ed IT's premier gathering

We've rounded up all of our coverage from the higher ed IT mega-gathering in one place for your convenience.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 6, 2014

3 things you need to know about disruptive innovation in higher ed [Educause 2014]

A general session keynote by Clayton Christensen laid out what higher ed administrators should know about disruption in the marketplace.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2014

USC partners with WIRED, others on online master's degree

The integrated design, business, and technology degree will be launched in fall 2015.

By Keith Button • Oct. 2, 2014

Wednesday at Educause: Leadership, Watson, and social CIOs

The announcements might have slowed down, but there was still plenty to take in.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2014

Three more universities join Unizin

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oregon State University, and the University of Minnesota are joining the digital learning consortium.

By Keith Button • Oct. 1, 2014

Tuesday at Educause 2014: Disruptive innovation, awards, and more

Get caught up on the sessions and all of the latest announcements from Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Instructure, and more.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2014

D2L announces Web accessibility MOOC with Portland Community College [Educause 2014]

The MOOC is meant to help online educators address the needs of students with disabilities.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 29, 2014

Corinthian sale not so easy

The U.S. Department of Education finds itself trying to shore up Corinthian Colleges, for the sake of taxpayers, at the same time it shuts the for-profit education company down.

By Keith Button • Sept. 26, 2014

Study: MOOC learning rates same as MIT class

A study shows that students in a massive open online course learned just as well as those in a flipped classroom setting.

By Keith Button • Sept. 26, 2014

Requestec is Blackboard's latest acquisition

The fourth acquisition under CEO Jay Bhatt places the company among leading early adopters of WebRTC technology.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 25, 2014

Udacity raises $35M as it moves to expand nanodegrees

The company's pivot to paid vocational learning for tech jobs is proving to be successful.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 24, 2014