Welcome to Friday Shortcuts, a round-up of the ed-tech news that didn't make it onto the front page of eCampus News this week. 1. Former Yale president heads…
In what could be considered an ingenious idea by any city looking to bolster the local economy, provide fresh perspective to the area, and fulfill a promise to…
Two organizations have joined forces to answer important questions related to how search, discovery and recommendation online are affecting student college choices. Specifically, both organizations will research the…
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…
When Hannah Benbow ran into problems with the for-profit college she attended, she turned to the federal government for help. Benbow, 24, wrote to the U.S. Department of…
As demand for medical services booms, odds are increasing that your next visit to the doctor will mean meeting a specialized nurse — one who may have earned…
More than 210,000 people signed up when the University of Pittsburgh offered its first five massive open online courses last year. Though that was more than 11 times…
Behzad Razavi, a veteran professor of comms chip design, has announced that he will offer a massive open online course (MOOC) on basic circuit theory later this year,…
The Li Ka Shing Foundation has provided a $3 million planning grant to the Stanford University School of Medicine for a new initiative to explore ways of harnessing…