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Online Learning and Credential Completion
New study of online learning, finding those who've taken distance courses to be more likely to earn certificates and degrees, is at odds with earlier research focusing on shorter-term outcomes.
Opinion
We Are Not Hypnotized
Responding to another essay, John Raucci Jr. says that professors can be skeptical of online learning and want to experiment with technology-enabled education.
Will States Reciprocate?
An effort to simplify how institutions are authorized to operate in multiple states prepares to invite its first members.
50,000 Strong to Change Higher Ed
Duke's Cathy Davidson plans a massive collaborative effort to tackle the challenges facing higher education.
Time to Change the Rules?
Congress starts getting specific about higher education policy changes, with calls for deregulation and the expansion of competency-based education.
Going (Further) Online
The Berklee College of Music will next year launch its first two bachelor's degrees online, where 120 credits cost less than one year on campus.
Don't Call It a Course
Freed from the confines of classrooms, lectures and semesters, online education providers are increasingly using the term "learning experience."
Opinion
Debt-Free Degrees
David Bergeron and Steven Klinsky explain how a new innovation-focused accreditor could ensure the quality of individual courses and drive down the cost of a degree.