Hauntings, skills gaps, and infomercials: The week's most read education news

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By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2014

Report: At least 66% of faculty unaware of open resources

A study conducted by Babson Survey Research Group and Pearson finds that despite the lack of awareness, there's still potential for widespread adoption.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 29, 2014

Faculty survey: Face-to-face beats online

In a survey of attitudes about technology, faculty members generally expressed the belief that traditional courses are superior to their online counterparts.

By Keith Button • Oct. 29, 2014

History Channel offering branded online course through U of Oklahoma

The course is being billed as the first TV network-sponsored course for college credit.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2014

Coursera adds marketing chief

Former Disney and eBay executive Kurt Apen will fill the newly created position.

By Keith Button • Oct. 27, 2014

Lynda.com now offers courses for IT professionals

Online learning company lynda.com has launched courses aimed at helping businesses and individuals keep their IT skills current.

By Keith Button • Oct. 22, 2014

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

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

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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