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COLLEGE PARK, Md – The University of Maryland, in collaboration with more than 50 other academic libraries and the Educopia Institute, has joined a two-year project (2013-2014) to create the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC). University of Maryland Press Release
The number of Utah high school students taking online courses more than doubled this school year to 475. The Salt Lake Tribune Full Article
An invitation to share your designs for learning spaces Environments for learning take diverse forms and include schools, colleges and universities, libraries, museums, and also virtual spaces where learning occurs. Creating these spaces involves complex decision-making and significant process of thought and planning. You are invited to share your knowledge in an article to be […]
Legislation by U.S. Congressman Miller Would Help Ensure Students are College and Career Ready Through Digital Learning State Educational Technology Directors Association Press Release
From the moment the American Council on Education announced in November that its College Credit Recommendation Service would assess the creditworthiness of a set of massive open online courses, there seemed to be little doubt that such approval would be forthcoming. And indeed, Coursera’s announcement today that five of its courses have earned credit recommendations […]
Macmillan has settled an antitrust lawsuit with the Department of Justice. The DOJ claimed Macmillan, along with Apple and other e-book publishers, were conspiring to raise prices. The Christian Science Monitor Full Article
The University of Arkansas System (UA System) has partnered with a global online learning company to expand the degree offerings of its institutions. Campus Technology Full Article
SAN FRANCISCO – University of California officials said today that they will move to expand the university’s online course offerings, in an apparent political victory for Gov. Jerry Brown. The Sacramento Bee Full Article
It was last December, and the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay’s holiday break had begun. But Alex Stenner, a sophomore and human biology major there, spent his two weeks off earning three credits from the university. And he did it without attending a single class — at a total cost of $90. Inside Higher […]
Many colleges in the United States and elsewhere lost service for the learning management systems of Desire2Learn last week — some for three days. In many cases, instructors and students lacked access to assignments, material turned in, and basic records about courses. Inside Higher Ed Full Article