Free online courses for college credit? Sort of
The University of Washington (UW), unlike the 11 other universities that pledged this month to host classes in Coursera's Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform, will offer credit…
Controlling costs
Senate hears ideas on keeping down college costs
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Public university becomes first to endorse untraditional online model
Students at the University of Wisconsin (UW) can earn college degrees based on proven competency in a subject, making UW the first publicly-funded school to launch a competency-based…
College president: Improved federal rules needed to cut costs, grow online education
While still wrestling with the many initiatives and regulations spawned by the 2007 renewal of the Higher Education and Opportunity Act (HEOA), it is already time for colleges…
eBook pilot could save college students a ‘huge amount of money’
The University of Wisconsin (UW) Madison campus and five other major universities announced plans this week to try buying electronic textbooks in bulk, an experiment that officials say…
How to run a university like an enterprise
Is too much state regulation hindering efficiency at public universities? Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro thinks so, and he unveiled a plan Aug. 11 that would…