Ed Tech: Page 62


  • 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
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    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
  • Deep Dive

    Most Read Education News of the Week: SAT scores, Arne Duncan and iPad apps

    Want to know what Education Dive readers were looking at this week? Check out our five most popular posts.

    By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 5, 2012
  • MOOCs and the demise of the campus debated as Open University tops UK survey

    This year, the largest online learning institution in the U.K. ranked highest in student satisfaction.

    By Davide Savenije • Oct. 3, 2012
  • In high profile summit, Education Department discusses need for efficiency and innovation

    The department is open to ideas, but adds that alternative credentials from sources like prior learning and MOOCs are still an unproven concept.

    By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2012