Online courses to go offline
This summer 2U's for-credit online course platform Semester Online will offer two dozen new courses on subjects ranging from forensics to Shakespeare. They will also be the program's…
online
Can you flip an online class?
We recently asked a group of teaching assistants, “How do you think today’s college classroom is different than when you were an undergraduate student? What is the most…
This backlash trend is gaining momentum
In a trend occurring in multiple colleges across the country, students are saying ‘no’ to eBooks, due poor ease-of-use, limited funds for eReaders, and lack of available resources.…
The business of ed-tech: Textbook shopping made easy
David Miller knows that when a college student pays $30 for a textbook they had seen available for $200, they'll never go back. That's the story of cash-saving…
5 must-haves for online assessments
As K-12 schools and higher education institutions across the country begin to implement online learning, issues of low retention rates and lack of credibility are some of the…
The shocking politics of online learning
Parties both support online learning, just different forms, and for different reasons A Republican governor and a Democratic governor in ... Read more
How to make an online lab successful
Earlier this month, Excelsior College launched a highly interactive, media-rich Online Writing Lab (OWL) and opened it up for free to the public. If the more than 20…
7 features of a next-gen online learning platform
As massive online learning platforms like Coursera and edX move past their infant years, one university is taking the next step by partnering with innovative companies to produce…
INFOGRAPHIC: Distance education by the numbers
According to a new analysis of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the current national conception that distance education is “booming,” is…
Has the number of online programs been exaggerated?
Colleges and universities may be drastically over-reporting the number of online programs at their institutions, a new report concluded. The report, released by ApprovedColleges.com, said that the Integrated…