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Do US for-profit colleges widen access to universal education or are they just a way to make money? US for-profit colleges, such as the 373,000-strong University of Phoenix, account for about 12 per cent of students in US higher education, including a quarter of management students.Financial Times Full Article
Despite some faculty and student contention and a rocky financial start, the University of California’s controversial online education initiative is advancing this semester. The Daily CalifornianFull Article
Apple’s recent release of free software to build e-textbooks has brought attention to custom publishing of academic materials. But Apple’s software, called iBooks Author, lacks easy tools for multiple authors to collaborate on a joint textbook project. Since most books aren’t written in isolation, two new publishing platforms seek to make that group collaboration easier.Full […]
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Linda Frank is the director of Veteran and Military Education at Empire State College, where she manages military and veterans’ education programs and services across the college’s 34 locations, including the Center for Distance Learning, which serves students online in New York, nationally and internationally. Military Advanced EducationFull Interview
As patrons embrace mobile devices, libraries need to provide new services. Here’s a look at the state of mobile library services—and what libraries need to do to stay on the radarLibrary Journal
Built on an open source framework, SunGard’s Mobile Connection allows clients to develop cross-platform apps cheaply and quicklyCampus TechnologyFull Article
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, […]