4 ways online courses can improve sustainability
According to a report released today by Arizona State University at the 2015 ASU+GSV Summit, providing online course options can create $545k in new socio-economic value, and saves…
Research
4 major MOOC findings–and where to go from here
A joint MIT and Harvard University research team has identified a number of findings about MOOC participants, enrollment, and certification, the details of which are published one of…
Performance-based funding could disrupt community colleges
Performance-based funding (PBF) has become progressively utilized in order to reward higher education institutions for their success in enhancing student advancement and completion, but may have some drawbacks.
4 critical areas in higher education that get the least support
Minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are uniquely positioned to play an important role in educational attainment and the workforce, according to On Their Own Terms: Two-Year Minority Serving Institutions, a…
Report: Faculty weigh in on digital courseware
A recently released report from Tyton Partners has provided the ed-tech community with some of the first and only research into postsecondary faculty perspectives on the state of…
New institute will study renewable energy technology
Florida Gulf Cost University (FGCU) broke ground on the Emergent Technologies Institute (ETI), a new research campus that will team academics and private sector partners to study and…
U.S. News releases best Graduate Schools of 2016
According to U.S. News & World Report, what makes graduate schools "the best" in certain disciplines needs to take into account job placement data. The publication today released…
How to calculate the real costs of developing and delivering MOOCs
Is a MOOC worth anywhere between $39,000 to $325,000 in development and delivery costs to your college or university? How do you know? For colleges and universities already…
Millions-of-dollars initiative to test new education delivery approaches
USA Funds has announced a $3 million investment in the Jefferson Education Accelerator, which will identify, test and nurture innovative education technology solutions. An initiative of the University…