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Online Education, Beyond ‘Deans Gone Wild’
Leaders of companies colleges hire to take academic programs online discuss their role, the scrutiny they're facing and why we should call them something other than OPMs.
Trial and Error: Refining Online Courses With Constant Feedback
Struggling to figure out how best to serve students? One professor tried a radical approach: he asked them.
Digital Learning in ‘Inside Higher Ed’ This Week
Among the topics: Northeastern teams up with a for-profit on certificates; Goliath's Revenge and the incumbents' advantage; heralding Knewton's demise.
Horizon Report Highlights Upcoming Challenges
The latest edition of the Educause Horizon Report, an analysis of future trends in higher education, is available here. Key...
Carnegie Mellon Rolls Out Open Learning Science Tools
Carnegie Mellon University has begun publicly releasing a massive suite of learning science tools it's developed for proprietary use over...
End of the Line for Much-Hyped Tech Company
After failing to live up to the expectations it (self-)generated, the adaptive learning company Knewton goes out not with a bang but with a whimper.
Rival Publishers Join Forces
Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education will combine to create one giant education publisher focused on digital content. Observers aren’t convinced that’s a good thing for students.
Medical Colleges Still Frown at Online
As online learning gains ground in many corners of higher education, admissions offices at most medical colleges still prefer students with on-ground course experiences.