2U: The biggest ed-tech IPO you’ve never heard of
Fast-growing education company 2U will debut on the public markets, Venture Beat reports. According to a news release, the company plans to list its common stock on the…
Month: February 2014
No connection in online education
This year, as a part of my degree’s academic requirements, I had to take a social science elective course. When registering last summer, I discovered that I could…
The MOOCs are coming! The MOOCs are coming?
The MOOCs are here! Every few years or decades, some new idea threatens to revolutionize higher education and right now that is the MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses)…
Indiana clears online learning regulatory hurdles
A major initiative to ease the regulatory burdens of online learning across state lines found its first ally this week as the state of Indiana joined the National…
There are more women in MOOCs than once thought
The higher education kerfuffle caused by 2013 surveys showing yawning gender gaps in massive open online courses (MOOCs) may have been premature. An online visualization tool breaking down…
5 sure-fire ways to get hired at Google
In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Friedman discusses what qualifications Google looks for in new employees. While good…
SoftChalk Announces Game-Changing, Interactive eBook Building Feature
RICHMOND, VA, U.S. — February 25, 2014 — SoftChalk, LLC, a leading developer of eLearning content authoring platforms, announced today ... Read more
MOOCs are going to make college even more expensive
But one overlooked benefit of online learning has been to help universities find a new generation of talented students – and perhaps, along the way, society’s next Steve…
Walden University Survey Finds Schools and Universities Play Important Role in Positive Social Change
Walden University Survey Finds Schools and Universities Play Important Role in Positive Social Change Inspiration and motivation to engage in ... Read more
Don’t cross the ‘creepy line’ of data analytics
Gartner research VP Frank Buytendijk has called on organisations to be prepared to put the brakes on complex, high-level data analytics and get the basics right before the…