Women say online degrees ‘more achievable’
With college costs at a record high, many prospective students are forced to choose between price and prestige – and women facing that decision are overwhelmingly choosing the…
Month: September 2013
Professor in hot water after controversial tweet
University of Kansas anthropology professors are accusing school officials of violating the constitutional rights of a fellow professor by placing him on leave because of a post on…
Ambassador and Westwood College Session Explores Successful Curriculum Standardization Strategies
Melville, NY – September 30, 2013 – Ambassador Education Solutions, experts in powering course materials management and delivery for higher ... Read more
Free online classes are an unsustainable gimmick
For a year or two there, free online classes seemed like they just might be the future of higher education, Slate reports. Why, some influential computer scientists wondered,…
Faculty members share experiences with MOOCs
A panel lead by faculty discussed their experiences in teaching courses online Friday morning, The Duke Chronicle reports. The forum was a response to an April meeting of…
Faculty take the lead in creating GW’s first MOOCs
GW is guiding a handful of professors to create massive open online courses, which could start teaching students from around the world by the end of the academic…
Stigma of online learning needs to be debunked, say UAE academics
Academics will face the challenges within the country’s higher education system at a conference in November, and top of the agenda will be technology and research. The Mena…
This week’s top 5 most viewed articles
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Planning platform helps organize hectic academic lives
When she was in high school, Julienne Lam considered herself to be an organized student, planning out her courses, assignments, and deadlines with relative ease. But when she…
Symplicity Releases Residence 2013 Fall Update
ARLINGTON, Va., September 27, 2013 — Symplicity, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for higher education, today released the fall ... Read more