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Reins on Moonlighting
In an effort to prevent online companies from competing against it using its own faculty, the University of Pennsylvania drafts new guidelines for faculty.
The Pulse: Teaching Lab Courses Online
This month's edition of the Pulse podcast features an interview with Jim Brown of Ocean County College, discussing tools that can help faculty members teach lab courses in online settings.
Does Not Compute
A new position statement from the National Council of Teachers of English says machine scoring of essays is easily "gamed" and can't grasp the same elements people can.
MOOC Skeptics at the Top
Even as colleges add massive online courses or grant credit for them, survey finds most presidents are dubious that the innovation will transform learning or produce savings.
Quick and Dirty Research
Academic researchers need to be nimble to contribute to the fast-moving science of learning around online education.
Duke Faculty Say No
Vote by professors forces university to withdraw from participation in online credit courses for undergraduates.
Only Sometimes for Online
Community college students prefer face-to-face courses over online ones in certain subjects and when they think a course is important, challenging or interesting, a study finds.
The World Is Not Flat
Does the utopian vision of democratizing education have a cultural ceiling?