To harness MOOCs, focus on the outcomes
Many states are wrestling with how to achieve the twin goals of making higher education both more affordable and accessible to their citizens, Excelsior President John Ebersole writes…
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Report: Credit-hour model outdated, inefficient
Colleges and universities are holding back a competency-based credit hour system in higher education, even as the federal government has signaled support for the nontraditional credit-earning model, according…
Experts push gaming as a ‘serious’ element of higher education
Campus technology leaders say “game” isn’t the four-letter word it once was in the Ivory Tower, thanks to a new crop of instructors willing to make games a…
Online colleges applaud regulation-killing House vote
A controversial federal regulation that has proven onerous for many online colleges was struck down by a wide margin in the U.S. House of Representatives Feb. 29, although…
Online colleges ‘wage war’ with student aid fraudsters
Online programs at some colleges have stopped accepting student applications from states known as hotbeds for fraud rings that sign up students for courses, receive student loan payments,…
Online nurse training feels old-school heat
The online Excelsior College has become the largest nursing school in the nation. But while the school is accredited and has received numerous honors, Excelsior has come under…
As regulations loom, a call for cooperation between states
Members of an influential online-learning task force said states should create uniform standards for online colleges and universities, making it easier for institutions to comply with a federal…
New federal rule could have worst impact on small states
Colleges with online programs might withdraw from states, mostly in the northeast, that have small populations and stringent requirements for distance education courses when the Education Department’s “state…
Online course invites nuclear engineering pros
There aren’t any 18-year-old freshmen in one of the country’s only accredited nuclear engineering technology courses, but there are plenty of industry experts who can finish the intensive…
ED looks to crack down on misleading college recruiting
Some of the nation’s largest online colleges could be barred from tying recruiters’ pay to the number of students they enroll if the Obama administration’s new list of…