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As the Open University tops this year’s National Student Survey for student satisfaction, we ask whether traditional university campuses will decline to make way for distance learning The Guardian Full Article
The Open University’s YouTube learning channel has hit 10 million views, making it the most viewed university channel in Europe. Launched in 2008, the channel has grown rapidly through a mixture of course content from The Open University, and videos generated specifically for YouTube and promoted through various social media channels. The success of the […]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding upwards of $100,000 to developers who propose apps and online tools that help high school students prepare for college, fund their schooling, and complete the sometimes circuitous application process. eCampus News Full Article
Social learning management system Lore has added a new feature that lets on-campus clubs and groups collaborate using the free tool. The company released Lore for Academic Groups this week, and it is available now. Campus Technology Full Article
The basic currency of higher education — the credit hour — represents the root of many problems plaguing America’s higher education system: the practice of measuring time rather than learning. EDUCATIONSECTOR Download Report
BALTIMORE, MD – StraighterLine (www.straighterline.com) announced today that the largest public university in the United States, University of Maryland University College (UMUC), has joined their rapidly expanding network of partner colleges. With over 92,000 students, most of them working adults, UMUC is a formidable addition to StraighterLine’s partner school network, which now includes many of […]
Being the first to complete Curtin University’s Bachelor of Education (Primary) through Open Universities Australia (OUA), they prove that it’s possible to become qualified for a practical career such as teaching, after studying online. Open Universities Australia (OUA) Press Release
Coursera’s on a growing streak. The number of new institutions of higher education to sign onto the free online course site has more than doubled, bringing the total count of colleges and universities participating to 33 from 16. Among the new schools participating: Berklee College of Music, Columbia University, Ohio State, Vanderbilt, and Wesleyan. Campus […]
A new report by Moody’s Investors Service suggests that while MOOCs’ exploitation of expanded collaborative networks and technological innovation will benefit higher education in the United States as a whole, their long-term effect on the for-profit sector and smaller not-for-profit institutions could be damaging. University World News Full Article
University of Maryland (UM) College Park students last week finagled with federal spending and deficit reduction so that, at the very worst, they could delay economic Armageddon in the United States. eCampus News Full Article