The rise of ‘SuperPosters’ in MOOCs
Participation has been an issue for massive open online course (MOOC) platforms as they face criticism from many corners of higher education, though there is one kind of…
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University student ‘set up fake account to threaten herself’ on Facebook
University of Wyoming investigators traced a sexually, potentially threatening online Facebook comment to the personal computer of a former student who was the supposed victim object of the…
Universities face a rising barrage of cyberattacks
America’s research universities, among the most open and robust centers of information exchange in the world, are increasingly coming under cyberattack, most of it thought to be from…
Online teacher flabbergasted at vast global participation in free UW course
A global audience of students has now finished the third week of “Introduction to Public Speaking,” the free online class being offered by the University of Washington, The…
Bill Gates: MOOC providers should take a lesson from for-profit college sector
Microsoft founder and CEO Bill Gates said universities that provide massive open online courses (MOOCs) should engage in more "hand holding" with students as a way to stem…
Financial aid technology: More productivity, less drudgery
Changes to college students’ financial aid packages caused by the political saber rattling of Congress’s sequestration talks last spring were updated almost in real time, an impossibility in…
The eBook conspiracy comes to a close
A typical conception of antitrust laws is that they protect consumers from monopolies, preserving competition at the expense of the biggest, most prominent player in a given market.…
Blackboard enters the MOOC fray
Learning management system (LMS) giant Blackboard, Inc., announced July 10 that the company would provide a free massive open online course (MOOC) platform for existing customers.
NIU professor crafts disability MOOC
This fall, Northern Illinois University is offering its first open online course, “Perspectives on Disability,” led by College of Health and Human Sciences professor Greg Long, a Presidential…
1 in 5 college students use smartphones and tablets to study
The presence of mobile devices has exploded on college campuses over the past five years, though just 19 percent of students say they use tablets and ubiquitous smartphones…