Experts foresee increase in remote learning amid concerns

Survey shows mixed feelings on the impact of online learning.

By Roger Riddell • July 27, 2012

Study: Little difference between online learning and classroom results

Report may influence higher education professionals to consider more courses with online components in the face of shrinking budgets.

By Roger Riddell • July 26, 2012

UC Berkeley joins edX

Harvard and MIT gain a prominent West Coast partner for their online learning initiative.

By Brian Warmoth • July 24, 2012

22 Twitter hashtags for higher education news

Education Dive runs down 22 of the most popular Twitter hashtags for higher ed conversations and explains what they mean.

By Lindsey Smith • July 23, 2012

U-Va. professor: Online courses need genuine dialogue

Mark Edmundson writes an opinion piece for The New York Times critiquing the weaknesses of online education.

By Brian Warmoth • July 22, 2012

Most Read Education News of the Week: Coursera, Bill Gates and presidents

There was a lot of education news to take in over the last seven days. Make sure you didn't miss anything.

By Brian Warmoth • July 19, 2012

University of Illinois nets 14,000 MOOC students with Coursera

California-based Coursera gets thousands of new student enrollments after announcing a dozen new partnerships with U.S. universities.

By Lindsey Smith • July 18, 2012

5 education startups with online class-finding solutions

New e-learning sites such as Dabble and Skillshare are changing how students find instructors, as well as classrooms.

By Lindsey Smith • July 18, 2012

'Enhanced' MOOCs will have credit limitations

Coursera's new offerings will include "enhanced" online classes, but turning completions into course credits at universities won't be simple.

By Brian Warmoth • July 18, 2012

Welcome to the new Education Dive

We've made a few changes to the Education Dive site this week to help you stay connected to the news and commentary that matter.

By Brian Warmoth • July 17, 2012

University of Virginia leader expresses surprise over Coursera announcement

The university's board chair was reportedly concerned about online strategies prior to pushing for Teresa Sullivan's removal as president.

By Brian Warmoth • July 17, 2012

Coursera adding 100 MOOCs from Caltech, Duke, UIUC and others

The year-old company will expand its online course offerings with twelve new higher ed partners.

By Brian Warmoth • July 17, 2012

Dell gets into the lecture-capture space

Dell is partnering with Echo360 for lecture-recording software to bundled with its server infrastructure for colleges and universities.

By Lindsey Smith • July 16, 2012

Most Read Education News of the Week: iPads, Pinterest and Moodle

Did you miss out on our posts about iPad and Pinterest use for schools or our interview with the founder of ClassFill? They were among the most read posts on Education Dive this week.

By Brian Warmoth • July 13, 2012

Gates grant funds Northern Arizona U's new distance learning program

NAU's program will target adults with 90 online competency-based courses.

By Brian Warmoth • July 13, 2012

Judge rules that accreditor inaccurately described for-profit school's status

A judge has determined that the Council on Occupational Education misled officials about the approval status of online courses being offered by Decker College.

By Brian Warmoth • July 13, 2012

University of San Diego establishes center for mobile tech learning research

School of Leadership and Education Sciences announces a Mobile Technology Learning Center and accredited certificates for educators and administrators.

By Brian Warmoth • July 12, 2012

ED Interview: ClassFill's Matthew Conway

Conway's Chicago-based startup presents a one-stop shop for class offerings, and community college courses may be in play down the road.

By Brian Warmoth • July 11, 2012

Ashford University accreditation denied, appeal planned

The for-profit university's parent company, Bridgepoint Education Inc., sees its shares go down as the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges denies Ashford's application for accreditation.

By Brian Warmoth • July 9, 2012

Mastery of Common Core Assessments

Salt Lake City, Utah - A free webinar from School Improvement Network titled Mastery of Common Core Assessments will dive into specific assessment items across various content and grade levels. Participants will apply learning through the analysis of assessment formats and items, based on the ...

By Lindsey Smith • July 9, 2012

Udacity realizing Google VP's vision to reach massive student audiences

Thrun says Udacity is reaching bigger classes sizes while also gaining credibility with employers.

By Brian Warmoth • July 5, 2012

10 ways educators and universities are using Google Plus

Google's social network offers a few unique advantages for instructors and administrators, as you can see on this Education Dive list, which looks at some of the best school-associated Plus accounts out there.

By Lindsey Smith • July 2, 2012

Federal judge strikes debt-repayment standard from 'gainful employment' regulations

The judge's opinion takes issue with the regulations' 35% loan-repayment stiplulation.

By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012

Most Read Education News of the Week: Hashtags, education data and the University of Virginia

Catch up with this week's most popular news in Education Dive's five most read news posts of the week. You might see something you missed.

By Brian Warmoth • June 29, 2012

Cal Grant cuts likely to slice into for-profit college financial aid

California budget cuts $134 million from the Cal Grant financial aid program, and for-profit colleges will be hit hardest.

By Brian Warmoth • June 29, 2012