Will MOOCs ‘de-professionalize’ higher education?

The proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs) isn't just a potential nightmare scenario for professors, but for college students who value educators' expertise. History professors at the…

10 bold predictions for 2014

If you think about the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) as just a form of cheap distance education for people who can’t afford “the real thing,” then you’re…

White House advisers push for accreditation flexibility

Online college degrees won't become more commonplace unless and until state agencies and accreditation organizations pledge to be more flexible in defining what counts as a credit-bearing course,…

Online colleges make progress in fight against cheating

Colleges and universities have evidence showing that online programs are adopting academic integrity policies and authenticating web-based test takers in large numbers. Cheating in online college classes, long…

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