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Development and maintenance of online distance learning Masters courses in a higher education institute Medical School Graduate School involves the interaction of an e-learning team with subject specialists, all of whom are time poor. To allow course development to proceed smoothly it must be a managed process. Challenges were revealed during an ethnography of the […]
The market for online program management services is broadening as more colleges, including large state systems like SUNY, plant flags in the space. This article is the first of a three-part series exploring the broader issues at play as higher ed debates proposed new rules governing topics such as online learning, emerging educational models and […]
Some 200 companies sell technologies and services intended to help colleges and universities with their student support work, which has become a $560 million business. Yet colleges and universities still have obstacles to overcome in implementing and integrating student support systems, according to a study undertaken by Tyton Partners. Campus Technology
Online classes in teacher education are becoming more common in higher education in the United States as universities realize that the same outcomes can be achieved without requiring preservice and in-service teachers to enter a physical classroom. This provides savings to both the student and university and fosters broader access to higher education and teacher […]
The number of college students enrolling in online programs will continue to grow in 2019, according to Eduventures.1 As a result, it’s critical for faculty members to master the unique skills required to teach and engage with students online. Learning House, a Wiley brand, partnered with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) […]
This paper reports on the design and development of an empirical cross-boundary, collaborative open learning framework for cross-institutional academic development. The framework is one of the key outputs of a phenomenographic study into the lived experience of open learners in two open cross-institutional courses. Data was collected through individual interviews from 22 study participants from […]
When Nathan Schertz, a 21-year old student at Eureka College, hit some relationship troubles last year that distracted him from his studies, his grades slipped. And he found himself needing to make up credits fast to stay on track academically. So the college offered him the chance to retake one of the course subjects online […]
In this brief, I show that master’s programs enroll a more diverse set of students than ever and offera more diverse set of program fields. Master’s programs are also increasingly online, with more than 50 percent of master’s students reporting at least some online coursework in 2015–16. Although master’sdegrees are more popular and more readily […]
In a recent survey, nearly nine in 10 faculty members (87 percent) at colleges and universities across the country said they are using either fully online or a mix of online and face-to-face instruction in their courses. That leaves just 13 percent who are still teaching exclusively face-to-face. Campus Technology
Registering for college classes can be a frustrating and stressful process for students. Many colleges and universities operate a “first come, first served” enrollment system that means latecomers for in-demand classes will either have to wait until the next time the course is offered or hope other enrolled students drop the class and free up […]
