The wifi challenge campuses dread
Dallas, Texas -- Massive college sporting events like the NCAA tournament -- which concludes here with the Final Four this week -- can be a strain on campus…
Month: March 2014
Big Data enters the classroom
With the shift to computerized testing, tablets in the classroom and digitized personal records, schools are collecting more data than ever on how children are doing, The Wall…
Action Project: MOOCs remain a debated form of college education
Moving from a traditional lecture hall setting to an online digital classroom is a phenomenon that those in higher education are consistently debating, The Daily Cardinal reports. Massive…
Ireland can play major role in online education revolution
Ireland has the chance to be at the centre of an online education revolution if our third-level system champions a glaring opportunity to teach the world, the Independent…
This is the reason why higher-ed is dying
In perhaps one of the most eloquent discussions on the problems facing higher education today, Suzanne Mettler, professor of American Institutions at the Government Department at Cornell, argued…
New trend: Students enrolling with no intention of graduating
‘Skill builder’ students are enrolling in college, but not for the degree Kevin Floerke has been down this road before. ... Read more
Universities seek new measures to protect student privacy
During the summer of 2012, the state of South Carolina suffered a massive cyber attack in which 3.9 million tax returns and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers…
Why online courses have low retention rates-and how to boost them
Academic leaders are notably more worried about retention rates in online courses now than they were a decade ago. Forty-one percent of chief academic officers say they agree…
European Commission wants MOOCs providers to help boost regional web skills
The MOOCs movement has generally lagged in Europe compared to the U.S. But regional providers are being established here in the Old World, such as Berlin-based iversity and…
University of California’s Napolitano joins skeptics over online courses
University of California President Janet Napolitano on Monday joined a growing chorus of higher education leaders who have expressed skepticism about the use and cost-effectiveness of courses that…