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Twenty-two universities, think tanks and advocacy organizations are delving into policy issues around technology and the internet, funded by more than $3.5 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Camps Technology
This is the era in which artificial intelligence (AI) has become more prevalent and is increasingly replacing mid-level skills across both the developed and developing worlds (Majumdar et al., forthcoming). This is also the era in which data privacy is becoming more regulated and the ability of the individual to own his or her own […]
It is a time of disruption, in politics and government, in many national economies and cultures. In the United States, disruption has also penetrated the accreditation space, with debates and differences about student achievement, access and affordability and transparency, topics also challenging quality assurance around the world. Higher education, accreditation and quality assurance are not […]
Digital transformation is a journey, not a destination. The digital transformation signals listed in this article indicate progress along the way and provide guideposts for the journey. Educause Review
Since open universities can adapt to students’ work schedules, personal preferences, age, and so on, they have facilitated access to education for a large group of people. The open university phenomenon, which arose in the 1960s, fostered countries’ cultural growth; higher education was now longer exclusively for a privileged few. This paper presents a bibliometric […]
This paper considers the current state of the United Kingdom Open University (UKOU) and the implications for the evolution of higher education, whether through open or traditional institutions. Although 50 years have passed since the establishment of UKOU, the first open university, such institutions seem to be losing their ground, notably because they face challenges […]
Rebuilding a relationship of trust between higher education institutions and the public they serve—and ensuring the sustainability of higher education itself—requires that we focus our practices and our modes of communicating around building solidarity and community both on campus and across campuses. EDUCAUSE Review
GLOBAL QUALITY IN ONLINE, OPEN, FLEXIBLE AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED EDUCATION This report was developed to provide a platform for development of guidelines for quality in online, open, flexible and technology enhanced education in all regions of the world . The intended audience includes: relevant associations that support quality in online, open, flexible and technology- enhanced […]
Digital transformation (Dx) is a series of deep and coordinated culture, workforce, and technology shifts that enable new educational and operating models and transform an institution’s operations, strategic directions, and value proposition. Dx is being driven by technology trends and changes that are enabling a new approach to everything from how digital architectures are being […]
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
