7 tech predictions for higher education in 2014
Every year for the past decade, I have blogged about what I think the big ideas and trends around eLearning will be for the following year. Some of…
Month: December 2013
Lessons from the CEO of the first ever MOOC
There has been much press for the massive open online courses or MOOCs, including in my series of interviews to ... Read more
Gates to 2-year colleges: Give MOOCs a try
Bill Gates has a message for community colleges: there’s a spot waiting for them on the massive open online course (MOOC) bandwagon.
Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2013, No. 1: MOOC skepticism
MOOCs so dominated the national conversation this year that they deserve two spots on our list. And while there have been some successes, such as a MOOC offered…
‘Big data’ could create ‘dystopian future’ for students
Using “big data” to help match people to courses could cut freedom of choice and ultimately put students off higher ... Read more
MOOCs: Inflated Expectations, Early Disappointments
Massive open online courses–online platforms offering courses and educational materials to very large numbers of people–captured our imagination in the Fall of ... Read more
Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2013, No. 2: MOOC business models
In this special all-digital publication, the editors of eCampus News highlight what we think are the 10 most significant higher-education technology stories of 2013.
‘We are creating Walmarts of higher education’
Universities in South Dakota, Nebraska, and other states have cut the number of credits students need to graduate. A proposal ... Read more
Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2013, No. 3: Big Data
“Flipped” and adaptive learning programs gained traction on campus. A high-profile internet hoax involving a college athlete propelled the term “catfishing” into the public consciousness. MOOCs hit some…
Key ed-tech challenges ‘no longer about IT’
The top challenges facing campus technology leaders today “are no longer about IT,” Casey Green, founding director of The Campus Computing Project, told attendees of the 2013 EDUCAUSE…