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Will Higher Ed Keep AI in Check?
Machine learning and artificial intelligence carry inherent risks to colleges and universities and their students -- but only if the people making the decisions fail to exert control over the tools’ influence, Fred Singer argues.
Editorial Mutiny at Elsevier Journal
Following in the footsteps of linguistics journal Lingua, the editorial board of the Elsevier-owned Journal of Informetrics has resigned and launched a rival journal that will be free for all to read.
No Penalty for Western Governors
Trump administration rejects findings from a 2017 inspector general audit that found the online giant WGU out of compliance and recommended that it pay back $713 million in federal aid.
Purdue’s Online Strategy, Beyond ‘Global’
The Indiana university will expand online with support from the entity formerly known as for-profit Kaplan. Plans reflect debate over how two unlike institutions can (and should) combine strengths.
Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics covered: the DeVos agenda on higher education innovation and regulation; purchase of online university proceeds.
Slow Burn for OER Adoption, Awareness
The number of instructors aware of and using OER continues to grow -- but many remain out of the loop. Will the market continue to shift?
(Early) Signs of (Modest) Online Saturation
Does a small decline in the share of all academic programs that are delivered at a distance suggest that online has peaked?
Opinion
The Language of MOOCs
Can providers of massive open online courses achieve their goal of educating the most possible people when their offerings are overwhelmingly in English? No, Roberto Rey Agudo argues.