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By: Farhad (Fred) Saba, Ph. D. Founder and Editor, Distance-Educator.com Distance education is a post industrial endeavor. It defies the mechanical rules of the separation of the learner and the instructor by space and time. It transcends these two dimensions and brings the learner and instructor into a virtual space in which direct communication and […]
The fact that MOOCS and online courses have sparked new conversations on your campus about teaching and learning is a terrific development. We should be grateful whenever attention is paid to teaching. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
Companies shouldn’t make millions from the free labor of professors. Chronicle of Higher Education Full Article
As the semester draws to a close at schools and universities across the country and college applications are submitted, the Treasury Department has released a report that should be food for thought for students scrambling to complete their work and finish their exams. The new report, prepared in conjunction with the Education Department, shows that investing in […]
American universities represent declining value for money to their students The Economist Full Article
Massachusetts community colleges are exploring how an MITx course will work for their students. Center for Digital Education Full Article
A partnership of UK universities is launching an online project, challenging US universities that have dominated this emerging market. BBC Full Article
“Self-employed professor” could soon be an actual job title, thanks to two companies that are helping a small group of college professors market their own online courses, set prices for them and share the tuition revenue. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
Most classroom models for world language instruction inherently limit the amount of exposure and immersion available to students. The result is frustration coupled with a fundamentally limited world language experience. Armed with a new model for online language courses, BYU Independent Study(BYU-IS) has set out to change that. Campus Technology Full Article
Moocs – massive online open courses – have taken off in America. Why are UK universities holding back? The Guardian Full Article