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5 terrific edtech tools for creating a highly engaging online (or hybrid) course
So many faculty have approached me lately and said that they have been asked to teach an online or hybrid class. I love teaching—online, hybrid, in person—and I…
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,…
Half of parents: children will take online courses
Transferring at least some of the college experience may now be par for the educational course, as more than half of parents who responded to a recent survey…
Schools not sold on free online courses
Many post-secondary hopefuls scrimp and save to afford an education. But there is a cheap alternative, VicNews.com.
Students prefer to take ‘important’ courses face to face
The independent nature of online courses has seemingly driven community college students to sign up for less challenging classes online while taking tough classes in a traditional classroom.
California bill would fight college overcrowding with online alternative
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College credit recommended for free online courses
Students may soon be able to receive college credit for the free online courses that are reshaping higher education, the Associated Press reports.
Search site matches students with online courses
With a little help from low-cost online courses and tutorials, Nick Gidwani watched two interns go from making $8 an hour to snagging six-figure jobs.
Tech experts, educators see massive online learning shift by 2020
Higher education’s economics are unsustainable and vulnerable to technologies that could make college campuses the hub of the privileged few, according to a vast collection of opinions from…