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A Taking Stock Report from Public Agenda Online education holds the promise to increase access and decrease cost of higher education. Yet many community college students and employers remain skeptical about the value of online learning, according to our recent research. “Not Yet Sold” raises important questions for the future of online education, even as […]
Personalized Learning is a self-paced, competency-based program with a high level of assessment that producesmore graduates in less time and at a lower cost, since students with developmental deficiencies can take free modules to address those before admission. The student experience allows students to skip lessons they already know and progress more quickly through material with which they have more familiarity, leading to a reduced cost for students […]
Although talk of providers of MOOCs, or massive open online courses, has centered mostly on American companies and nonprofit organizations like Coursera and edX, MOOC platforms in other countries have made it clear that they are also looking to stake a claim in this growing realm of higher education. Wired Campus Full Article
By: Dr. Farhad (Fred) Saba Founder, Distance-Educator.com Industrialization has been a feature of distance education for many years. Otto Peters, a pioneering theorist, explained when technology is used to reach students in mass, education assumes industrial characteristics, such as, standardization of services and mass production of educational products (Keegan 1994). To the extent that correspondence […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Western Governors University (WGU), www.wgu.edu, is leading the way in producing K-12 math and science educators, according to a recent study conducted by education research and consulting group Eduventures. The study, which used data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, found that in 2011, WGU was the nation’s largest provider […]
Some UW faculty members, after political clashes with Gov. Scott Walker, remain skeptical of UW Flexible Degree eSchool News Full Story
Key Takeaways Enrollment in online and blended courses at institutions of higher education has grown dramatically over the past decade, and the profile of students has changed radically as well. To address this, the UDI Online Project supported faculty members from several institutions in implementing UDI principles to promote access to learning in their online […]
The Academic Senate at the University of California at Los Angeles voted 53 to 46 Thursday to approve a proposal to stop accepting any state funds for the university’s M.B.A. program, and to replace those funds with tuition revenue and private support. The proposal — the subject of intense debate for nearly two years — […]
As more college students have found themselves adrift and in debt following graduation, colleges have found themselves under increasing pressure to prove their value to stingy legislators and cost-conscious shoppers. Now one university is working with a major educational content company to shift some of that accountability from the institutions that enroll students in courses […]
The Spring General Faculty Council meeting of about 40 faculty and staff April 18 in the Student Center discussed budget-saving measures, plans to increase enrollment and a new diversity initiative. Budget Director Tim Rooney said that in the future the MU operating budget will rely more on funds from student tuition, which has been increasing, […]
