6 ways e-learning tools support healthcare education
E-learning tools in healthcare provide a range of benefits that can help reduce the strain on hospitals and other healthcare facilities
Lack of experience, technical issues hurt MOOC program
Limited internet experience, email glitches and confusing websites hampered many students struggling to pass online classes in a San Jose State University experiment that produced mixed results, a…
Liberal arts colleges: it’s time to join the MOOC conversation
Online courses are no longer solely synonymous with for-profit, community and large state colleges. MOOCs, traditionally defined as Massive Open Online Courses, serve as a model for delivering…
Pearson bolsters community college online offerings
As community colleges in West Virginia are facing budget cuts of nearly 8 percent this year, one school is turning to the education and publishing giant Pearson for…
Inviting monsters into the online classroom
Not long ago, we were looking to create a new online course that would engage students in serious discussions about sociology, ethics, psychology, and epidemiology. The answer, obviously,…
SUNY union leader says no to MOOCs
The new president of the statewide union representing SUNY New Paltz teachers has said no to credit-bearing or privately operated MOOCs, Record Online reports. MOOCs, or massive open…
All hail MOOCs! Just don’t ask if they actually work
Dozens of top universities and colleges are scrambling to get in on the latest trend in higher education, massive open online courses known as MOOCs, Time reports. Enrollment…
College admission enters digital age with online forms
Urbana High School senior Michael Chen wasted no time filling out his application to the University of Illinois last month, The News-Gazette reports. Officially set to debut Sept.…
Google MOOC site: ‘More of the same’?
A new partnership between edX and Google could mean that massive open online courses (MOOCs) are about to get a whole lot more open. The internet software company…
Do employers look down on online degrees?
