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Ball State University is poised to launch three free massive, open, online courses in a matter of weeks, with registration already hitting or surpassing target enrollments. Ball State University Press Release
Three higher education CIOs discuss their e-learning agendas and wish lists for the year ahead. Campus Technology Full Article
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 […]
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
Maybe it was inevitable that one of the new massive open online courses would crash. After all, MOOCs are being launched with considerable speed, not to mention hype. But MOOC advocates might have preferred the collapse of a course other than the one that was suspended this weekend, one week into instruction: “Fundamentals of Online […]
St. Mary’s University is bridging the gap between work, school by redesigning its graduate degree programs for Apple’s tablet eCampus News Full Article