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Online learning platform Udacity raises another $15 million in series B funding
The additional funding brings the company's total venture funding to $22.1 million.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 26, 2012 -
Analysts speculate on whether University of Phoenix will rise from the ashes
The for-profit giant is retooling its offerings with a greater emphasis on career services, but is it too late?
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 26, 2012 -
Trendline
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.
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Consultant says Oklahoma's colleges and universities are in a good position to expand into MOOCs
Several of the state's schools already offer a selection of entire degree programs online.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 25, 2012 -
For-profits suffer as more students opt for traditional schools
Stiffer competition and increased regulatory measures paint a grim picture of the for-profit sector's future.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 25, 2012 -
New online associate degree program partners Mount St. Mary's with MyCollege Foundation
The new Portmont College at Mount St. Mary's will offer online associate degrees to students with "grit."
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Minnesota gives Coursera MOOCs the go-ahead, changes position
The state will not enforce an existing law in Coursera's case and will allow Minnesotans to take its online courses.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Coursera MOOCs banned in Minnesota
Minnesota's Office of Higher Educaton notified the online learning provider that it must obtain permission to operate in the state.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: U. of Phoenix, Pearson and Blackboard
Too much time in the classroom and not enough reading news? Find out what you missed this week.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Startup university's faculty list raises questions
At least two Northeastern professors listed on Cambridge Graduate University's site have no affiliation with the school and want to be removed.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Halloween costumes based on higher education stories from 2012
How would you dress up as a MOOC for a Halloween party?
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012 -
University of Phoenix shutting down 115 locations
The move comes after fourth-quarter earnings take a big hit.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Udemy updates online course-creation platform
The site's co-founder says the the course editor is more streamlined as one educator has reached more than $1 million in sales.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 17, 2012 -
First HarvardX MOOCs net 100,000 students
The Ivy League school's first two MOOCs on edX deal with computer science and epidemiology.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Blackboard CEO stepping down, successor named
Progress Software Corp. CEO Jay Bhatt will take over for Chasen when he leaves.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 15, 2012 -
University of Texas joins edX for MOOC offerings
The University of Texas System pledges $5 million, joining Harvard and MIT at edX, an online provider of mostly free courses.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Blackboard looks to become a major player in online course development
The company best known for its learning management system, Learn, says the name of its game is "flexibility."
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 15, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Education News of the Week: Obama, Romney and Coursera
Get educated about the five most popular news reads on Education Dive from the past week.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 12, 2012 -
MOOC taker critiques technical problems, peer grading
Harry McCracken says peer grading seems necessary with MOOCs, but it comes at a price.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Stanford med school swaps familiar format for online lectures and interactive classroom praxis
In implementing a new learning initiative, the Stanford School of Medicine believes their educational model will change the way medical schools teach their students.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Educause survey reflects well on faculty technology use, finds that students want more
The study also has good news for e-textbook advocates.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Study: Nonprofit colleges gaining ground in online education
The increased competitiveness is attributed to better-informed consumers with a preference for brand strength over price.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Social learning startup CreativeLIVE grabs $7.5M in new funding
Greylock leads a round of Series A financing as CreativeLIVE expands its global presence.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Coursera reached 1 million users faster than Facebook and Twitter
Universities and students alike are quickly signing on to the growing online learning institution.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Online students subsidize scholarships and campuses at Grand Canyon University
The school's business model allows traditional students to attend for less than half of the full tuition price.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Nixon U Rolls Out Open Source Course Management System
Online higher education institution Nixon University is adopting an open source course management system to help its instructors customize course delivery and assessment to the needs of individual students. The university had been experiencing problems creating an online learning environment t...
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 5, 2012
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