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Virtual and augmented reality technology is becoming more commonly available within a plethora of environments in which we exist, including educational environments. With advances in technology, and more exposure to its capabilities, there is a greater expectations and reliance on it. However, much of the hardware (and some of the software) which makes this technology […]
The Promises and Limits of Online Higher Education UNDERSTANDING HOW DISTANCE EDUCATION AFFECTS ACCESS, COST, AND QUALITY This report finds that, to varying degrees, online education can benefit some student populations. However, important caveats and trade-offs remain. Existing experimental and quasi-experimental stud- ies on semester-length college courses typically find negative effects on student course persistence […]
Like many public universities in many states, Southern Utah University knows it needs to enroll more students who do not fit its traditional model. That’s not because the university is starving for traditional-age students; Utah fares better in long-term projections of high school graduates than do many other states, and Southern Utah’s overall enrollment grew […]
Outlier, from founder of MasterClass, aims to create high-quality, low-priced ($400) gen-ed courses to help community college students transfer. Credits will bear University of Pittsburgh’s name. Inside Higher ED
Colleges generally still price their online programs similarly to their on-ground counterparts. A panel of experts explores whether that is starting to change. BALTIMORE — Does online education cost colleges less to produce? And if so, should online courses therefore be priced lower for students? Inside Higher Ed
California State University’s Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) initiative has partnered with Lumen Learning to make courseware from the open educational resources provider available to faculty and students across the system. Campus Technology
As the affordability of higher education dominates the spotlight, open educational resources (OER), low cost, and free-to-student materials are widely offered as a solution. This paper outlines the experiences of course developers who contributed to a large-scale OER initiative, including training, knowledge, effort, and satisfaction of course development support services. Online Journal of Distance Learning […]
How much students should pay for online programs varies widely from institution to institution. We’re not breaking any revelatory news in saying that college and university pricing is … less than straightforward. But it can be instructive to examine how institutions make decisions about pricing. As the online market grows more crowded seemingly by the week, […]
Technology has the potential to increase access to education, enhance learning experiences, and reduce the cost of providing high-quality postsecondary education. However, despite the explosive growth of online education, which has been disproportionately large in the for-profit sector, our review of the evidence shows that this potential has not been realized. Instead, on average fully […]
Online education has not lived up to its potential, according to a new report, which said fully online course work contributes to socioeconomic and racial achievement gaps while failing to be more affordable than traditional courses. The report aims to make a research-driven case discouraging federal policy makers from pulling back on consumer protections in […]
