Western Nevada College Bridges Geographic Divide with Mediasite Webcasts
Small community college serves 18,000 square-mile area, uses live webcasts to create flex courses MADISON, Wis. — October 30, 2013 ... Read more
Month: October 2013
CRM System from TargetX Helps U of Nevada Attract Students to Reno Campus, Break Enrollment Record
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — A cloud-based CRM from TargetX provided recruiters at the University of Nevada, Reno with a powerful tool ... Read more
College online courses are costly, result in high drop-out rate, report says
Online education -- considered by some a savior of sorts for cash-depleted universities and community colleges -- actually costs more in the long run and does not deliver…
Mad about MOOCs? We’re missing the point
The rapid rise of massive open online courses (MOOCs) is an exciting development for higher education, drawing Harvard, M.I.T., Stanford, and other top schools into ventures touted as…
Three Rivers Systems shows ‘disruptive’ CAMS Enterprise, offers white paper at MCCA annual conference in St. Louis
St. Louis — October 29, 2013 — Three Rivers Systems Inc. is demonstrating CAMS® Enterprise, the “disruptive” technology choice for ... Read more
My top tech news and innovation articles from last week
Have you seen our guest post articles and exclusive conference coverage on the latest technology news and innovation in higher ... Read more
The audacity of massive open online courses
I read David Cillay’s thoughtful blog encouraging a redirection of the lively conversation that swirls about us related to MOOCs. David is most certainly right. For better or…
Five ways to save money on campus IT
Virtualizing desktops and servers, implementing more energy-efficient technologies, and sharing IT services across institutions are among the many ways that campus IT departments nationwide are saving money. In…
Open Universities Australia MOOCs attract 100,000 students
Launched in March, Open2Study began by offering 10 free subjects the following month, with each taking four weeks to complete. Seven months on, 32 courses are available with…
Why online education won’t kill your campus
The country's higher education system seems ripe for tech industry disruption. Student debt is out of control. Graduation rates are unacceptably low. And employers still can't find enough…