March 2014

10 new facts about students and distance education

March 26, 2014March 20, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

According to a new analysis of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the current national conception that distance education is “booming,” is…

IT Leadership

Competency-based learning proving popular

March 24, 2014March 20, 2014 by By Jake New, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/ecn_jake' target='_blank'>@eCN_Jake</a>

At a January conference in Washington, D.C., two representatives from Western Governors University claimed that the institution had transitioned from an experiment in competency-based learning to a “proof…

IT Leadership

Amish country gets a murderous MOOC

March 20, 2014 by From wire reports

The pizza bomber case made national headlines, inspired a book, and was the subject of several television news programs and documentaries. Now, it's the focus of an online…

IT Leadership

Kahrds – you learn exactly what you need by playing games based on your specifications!

March 19, 2014 by Carletta

Playing games, especially when it involves any type of electronic device, is very appealing to today’s generation – that is ... Read more

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How USC built one of the top video game schools in the country

May 8, 2014March 19, 2014 by ECampus News Staff

Mike Zyda, a professor at USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s computer science department and director of the GamePipe Laboratory at ... Read more

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What color is your online adult course?

May 8, 2014March 19, 2014 by ECampus News Staff

As part of the latest wave of online learning platforms, Massive Online Open Courses (Moocs) have gone viral. They can ... Read more

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Moocs: students in the global south are wary of a ‘sage on the stage’

May 8, 2014March 19, 2014 by ECampus News Staff

Free online courses, known by the acronym Moocs (massive open online courses), have the potential to educate anyone, anywhere and ... Read more

IT Leadership

19 leaders emerge in new degree programs

March 19, 2014 by From staff and wire reports

The Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN) has selected 19 colleges and universities to address shared challenges to designing and developing competency-based degree programs and related business models. This initial…

Campus Leadership

Is your institution being accurately compared?

March 24, 2014March 19, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

According to a new brief, major considerations must be taken into account for the Obama Administration’s proposed college rating system, the Postsecondary Institution Ratings System, or PIRS, including…

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Black college students launch artistic social media campaigns about race

May 8, 2014March 18, 2014 by ECampus News Staff

The 1990s babies matriculating at top-tier universities are in the midst of active protest. They have been for a while ... Read more

10 new facts about students and distance education

Competency-based learning proving popular

Amish country gets a murderous MOOC

Kahrds – you learn exactly what you need by playing games based on your specifications!

How USC built one of the top video game schools in the country

What color is your online adult course?

Moocs: students in the global south are wary of a ‘sage on the stage’

19 leaders emerge in new degree programs

Is your institution being accurately compared?

Black college students launch artistic social media campaigns about race

Chief Releases Fit Mobile Cart for Interactive Displays

Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research

APM Steam Offers Unparalleled Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Services for Colleges and Universities

College of Charleston Launches Two New Schools

Cyber Attacks on Colleges and Universities: How Businesses Help Safeguard Higher Education from Cyber Threats

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