Management

Quality Higher Education Doesn’t Need to Cost So Much

As the U.S. continues to look for ways to increase the number of college graduates, the primary roadblock is the… More »

Tempering the Rise of the Machines

The machines are rising. Soon they will be sophisticated enough to fill certain faculty roles at traditional universities. But to… More »

Credit Hour (Still) Rules

Despite conventional wisdom, Western Governors U. did not earn approval to award federal aid by directly assessing how much students… More »

MU [University of Missouri] leaders: Distance learning revenue can help offset state cuts

The Spring General Faculty Council meeting of about 40 faculty and staff April 18 in the Student Center discussed budget-saving… More »

CSAC Hearing: Is Accreditation Enough to Ensure Online Education Quality?

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As college students increasingly embrace online courses, measuring the effectiveness of distance… More »

Crackdown on For-Profits

Sacramento has upstaged Washington as the hot spot for policy debates over for-profit higher education.While federal scrutiny over for-profits continues,… More »

Mentoring University Faculty to Become High Quality Online Educators: A Program Evaluation

ABSTRACT This study summarizes the results of a program evaluation of the Distance Education Mentoring Program (DEMP), an ongoing initiative… More »

An Exploration of the Representation of Students with Disabilities in Distance Education

The primary purpose of this study was to address the dearth of research in the area of educating students with… More »

Monitoring the PACE of Student Learning: Analytics at Rio Salado College

At Rio Salado College, where all 41,000-plus students attend classes online, instructional priorities include a strong emphasis on personalization–helping nontraditional… More »

Accreditation in an Era of Open Resources

Imagine yourself emerging from the Way Back Machine in London, England. It’s 1526. Henry VIII is on the throne. You… More »