A great example of why community colleges are 2015’s rock stars
Redefining accessible, AI-powered global higher education
University of the People’s WASC accreditation is a bold affirmation that alternative models of education can achieve the highest standards of academic quality
Coding bootcamps find homes at accredited universities
Coming on the heels of President Obama's TechHire initiative to close the IT jobs gap (more than 500,000 tech jobs go unfilled in the U.S., says the White…
$7M to validate informal learning at ASU+GSV
Degreed, an education company focused on helping users track, measure and validate everything they learn, announced a $7 million Series A investment at Monday’s ASU+GSV Summit.
4 major MOOC findings–and where to go from here
A joint MIT and Harvard University research team has identified a number of findings about MOOC participants, enrollment, and certification, the details of which are published one of…
Student-led TEDx aims to bridge curricular gap
With growing pressure for students to focus on STEM, pioneering undergraduate students from one university recently decided to focus not just on science, but on a "coalescence" of…
How to apply game-based learning to course curriculum
Education-specific games are not the best way to incorporate games into curricula—a sentiment perhaps unexpected by an avid game-based learning professor. This is just one of several tips…
Admissions officers feel pressured to accept these students
As millions of college applicants begin to receive word about where they may enter as freshmen this fall, a new Kaplan Test Prep survey of admissions officers at…
Does website capability signal the future of higher-ed tech?
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) today announced its recent launch of a redesigned website, with capabilities that signal a shift in higher ed from being limited by…
Performance-based funding could disrupt community colleges
Performance-based funding (PBF) has become progressively utilized in order to reward higher education institutions for their success in enhancing student advancement and completion, but may have some drawbacks.
School launches first-in-the-nation tuition matching program
