Archive for the ‘Management’ Category

The Open University and KPMG launch joint apprenticeship services

Partnership will deliver apprenticeship programmes as employers prepare for introduction of Apprenticeship Levy in April 2017 KPMG and The Open University (OU) are joining forces to launch an apprenticeship service that enables employers to identify and fulfil their future training needs, following the Government’s plan to introduce the Apprenticeship Levy. The Open University 

WGU Recognized for Reducing Student Debt by 41 Percent

Online, nonprofit university awarded Exemplary Model Award by American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) Western Governors University

The Rise of the Online Degree at Public and Nonprofit Universities

Like meeting your spouse on the Internet, earning a degree online went from unthinkable to mainstream in a few short decades. Despite their well-documented scandals, we have for-profit universities to thank for popularizing online learning. They pioneered online degree options, and while enrollment in online degree programs at for-profit universities has dipped, overall online enrollments […]

Download Report: Growth Opportunities In Higher Education: Degrees And Alternate Pathways

Growth Opportunities In Higher Education: Degrees And Alternate Pathways Online education was once on the cutting edge of educational technology, but that is no longer the case. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 450 new providers began offering online education between 2012 and 2016. Not only did the number of providers […]

With $3.2M Series A, Viridis Aims to Connect Community College Students and Employers

“Community colleges are one of America’s best-kept secrets,” Jill Biden, who teaches English at a Northern Virginia Community College, once remarked. These schools, she notes, are increasingly “forming partnerships with businesses in their communities, ensuring that students are trained for jobs that need to be filled.” EdSurge

DeMillo on MOOCs and College Affordability

Technology has the potential to solve the affordability and access problem in higher education, according to the author of Revolution in Higher Education. Campus Technology 

Outreach and Online Education VP to retire

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Craig Weidemann, Penn State vice president for Outreach and vice provost for Online Education, announced today (July 28) that he will be transitioning from his role, effective Dec. 31, to begin a phased retirement. The Pennsylvania State University

Is this state tool the future of college choice for students?

When it comes to students’ college choice, a new online state-based tool emphasizes the importance of career possibilities. eCampus News

Avoiding Failure with Higher Education Technology Projects

I am frequently asked for a definition of a “successful” technology project. As a career senior technology executive, university educator, and now university chief executive, I have a deceptively simple answer. A successful technology project is one that is delivered on time, that comes within budget, and that meets or exceeds stakeholders’ expectations. EDUCAUSE Review 

Download Report: Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Learning Leadership

Online education is now critical for the future of America’s universities. These institutions can no longer establish a presence in this arena without a concerted institutional strategy and structure to accomplish this now major undertaking. These Hallmarks of Excellence are an attempt to articulate those features and principles that will create opportunities for students that […]