With the nation debating models and metrics for the federal government’s rating of America’s more than 4,000 colleges and universities, there’s one crucial area that no one talks…
Imagine thwarting a crime even before it occurs by predicting when and where it will happen. Shades of the 2002 Tom Cruise futuristic action thriller Minority Report? Well,…
This rise of the MOOC has spurred a reexamination of many entrenched higher education practices, such as the typical college course and how it's taught. MOOCs and other…
Students at America's high schools, colleges, and universities are well into their first semesters, Fast Company reports. But while they plow through their assigned readings and write essays,…
The New York Times declared 2012 to be the Year of the MOOC, enthusiastically adopting venture capitalist argot advocating “disruption” and “starting the revolution that has higher education…
"Creeping commercialisation" of 'big data' may force university researchers to pool their resources, a Queensland media and cultural studies specialist has warned, The Australian reports. Queensland University of…
A new online app called College Abacus is making it easier for students and their families to get estimates in advance of how much financial aid colleges and…
Debates on the pros and cons of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) often overlook how these online sessions fundamentally change the dynamic of learning, Forbes reports. I’ve been…
Colleges are ramping up strategies to ensure that the student who gets the grade for taking an online course is the same person who does the homework and…
Not everyone is a fan of Massive Open Online Courses, it seems. Even though the availability of free MOOCS is expanding nationwide, 65 faculty, student, teacher and union…
