Feds launch open-source ‘Learning Registry’
New open educational resource aims to help stakeholders evaluate and share content, learning strategiesSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
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Let’s Deregulate Online Learning
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
Fair Use and Felony
WASHINGTON — A bill under consideration in Congress could make it easier for federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against academic libraries for unduly making copyrighted materials available to students, according to a letter sent to lawmakers on Tuesday by a group of influential library associations.SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Article
New Super Why Alpha Boost! App Pumps Up Literacy Learning On iPhone And iPod Touch
ARLINGTON, VA, November 10, 2011 – Adding to its lineup of successful children’s educational apps, PBS KIDS today announced the release of the new SUPER WHY Alpha Boost! App for iPhone and iPod touch. The new app, available now on the App Store, is based on SUPER WHY, the award-winning hit preschool series from Out […]
Annual report reveals online learning’s rapid rise
Single-district, blended-learning programs among the fastest growing segments of eLearning; enrollment in full-time virtual schools rose 25 percent in 2010-11SOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
Canadian Distance Learning on the Rise, According to New Report
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A new report on online learning in Canada indicates that distance learning continues to grow and is now available in all thirteen provinces and territories. SOURCE: Market WatchRead the Full Article
Online Grows, Doubts Persist
Despite theories that online enrollments might be approaching a plateau, the number of students taking at least one online course grew substantially for the ninth straight year, according to a new survey from the Babson Survey Research Group.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
9th Annual Sloan Consortium: Blended Learning Conference and Workshop
A conference devoted to the purposeful, strategic and comprehensive approach to blended teaching and learningApril 23-24, 2012Hyatt Regency Milwaukee – Milwaukee, WisconsinVisit the Conference Website
National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) held November 7-11, 2011
Sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association, National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) held November 7-11, 2011, seeks to promote and celebrate the tremendous growth and accomplishments occurring today in distance learning programs offered by schools, businesses, and governmental departments. SOURCE: United States Distance Learning Association National Distance Education Week November 7-11, 2011
E-Book, In-House
The American Public University System wants to get more bang for its buck with e-textbooks, so the for-profit college system is enlisting its professors to write and edit digital course materials. SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Article