Premier Portal for Professionals Since 1995, Covering Technology-Based Education
WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) late yesterday urged the Higher Learning Commission, which reviews and accredits colleges and universities, to make public the details of their upcoming review of the University of Phoenix. According to Durbin, with the University of Phoenix being the subject of at least five state lawsuits and an […]
Technology is the latest focus of University System of Georgia efforts to meet aggressive targets for increasing the number of Georgians who complete college. USG Chancellor Hank Huckaby has announced a new group that will look at how the System’s colleges and universities currently use the technology of distance education, also known as online learning, […]
Sacramento has upstaged Washington as the hot spot for policy debates over for-profit higher education.While federal scrutiny over for-profits continues, some of that energy has shifted to states. And a recent flurry of activity in California has many observers wondering if the Golden State will be where advocates for tighter regulation of the industry make […]
NEWBURYPORT, Mass.(Feb. 7, 2012)— The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), an association of individuals, institutions and organizations of higher education engaged in online learning, outlined several major leadership changes in the organization today. Board of Directors President, Meg Benke announced the selection of Bruce Chaloux as Sloan-C’s new executive director and chief executive officer, succeeding John Bourne, […]
In this three part article Mr. Michael Lambert Executive Director of Distance Education and Training Council shares his views on current issues facing higher education system of voluntary accreditation with the readers of Today’s Campus. Mr. Lambert has close to 4 decades of leadership experience in defining, maintaining and promoting standards of educational excellence. SOURCE: […]
A report released Tuesday updates Congress on the state of accessibility to learning materials for college students with visual impairments such as blindness, and it recommends ways to improve their learning conditions.SOURCE: Wired CampusRead the Full Article
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released results from a second undercover “secret shopper” investigation of for-profit colleges, this time attempting to enroll a fictitious student online at 15 unnamed institutions.SOURCE: Inside Higher Education Read the Full Artcile
Several Republicans in the U.S. Congress who voted this year to overturn net neutrality rules — with most opponents arguing the rules would create the first-ever regulation of the Internet — have now signed on to sponsor one of two bills that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders to shut […]
Both nonprofit and for-profit colleges profit, usually handsomely, from providing online courses. While aggregated data on cost and revenue are difficult to find, all the recent online-learning business models point to substantial profit margins.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article
