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'Texting Pushes People's Buttons'
Colleges are searching for new ways to communicate with students electronically. Could texting be the answer?
The Evolution of Distance Learning
"The Evolution of Distance Learning" is Inside Higher Ed's latest compilation of articles. The print-on-demand booklet features articles about a...
In the Mind of a Student
Professors at U of Wisconsin at Madison hope to find a way to revolutionize teaching, helping teachers find out exactly how their students learn and the best ways to teach subjects students may struggle with.
'Privacy Has to Begin at Home'
The U of California at Berkeley may be the first to release a transparency report, disclosing how it handles requests for the electronic communications of students and faculty and staff members.
Do MOOCs Help?
Study explores outcomes in Coursera's massive open online courses, suggesting many learners come away with tangible career and educational benefits.
Opinion
What We’ve Learned From MOOCs
Massive open online courses have not lived up to their early hype -- what could? -- but they’ve made important contributions nonetheless, write John Mitchell, Mitchell Stevens and Candace Thille.
Opinion
The Desire Path of Texting
Like it or not, texting is the new normal, and in the name of student success, faculty members must move forward.
HBCUs Look Online
Historically black North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State U, which aims to increase its enrollment by nearly 50 percent over the next decade, is one of several HBCUs that see online education as a way to grow.