An Elite University … From Scratch?
Whatever becomes of the Minerva Project, you have to give the big names behind it credit for aiming high (at least with its rhetoric, which is the only way to judge it thus far).Inside Higher EdFull Article
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Theory to Practice: Implementation and Initial Impact of an Online Doctoral Program
Abstract This article describes successes and challenges of the first implementation of an online Ed.D. program that impacted students’ professional growth and practice. Based on an analysis of student survey comments, student interviews, and faculty interviews at the end of the first year, program improvements were made for future cohorts. Lessons learned and best practices […]
Loss of Control
Jeff MacSwan and Kellie Rolstad, a husband-and-wife team at Arizona State University, heard rumors last year that courses they designed for an online program were being used without their permission.Inside Higher EdFull Article
For-Profit Group Tries New Approach, Again
Steve Gunderson is determined to stay positive as the leader of for-profit colleges’ primary trade group. It won’t be easy.The former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin will need to use all the political persuasiveness he picked up during 16 years as a moderate dealmaker on Capitol Hill — and then some — to rise above the […]
House votes to roll back Department of Education rules
The House on Tuesday afternoon voted to repeal two Department of Education regulations, an act that Republicans said would help lower the cost of college for millions of students.Members approved the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, H.R. 2117, in a 303-114 vote. Despite Democratic complaints about the bill during floor debate, 69 Democrats […]
House Passes Bill to Repeal Credit Hour, State Authorization
The House of Representatives voted 303-114 Tuesday to repeal the Education Department’s credit hour and state authorization regulations, with 69 Democrats joining the all of the chamber’s Republicans to back the bill. Higher education groups cheered the House’s actions, but the next step for the measure is unclear.Inside Higher EdFull Article
Durbin Urges Accreditor to Make Details of University of Phoenix Review Public So Students Can Make Informed Decisions
WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) late yesterday urged the Higher Learning Commission, which reviews and accredits colleges and universities, to make public the details of their upcoming review of the University of Phoenix. According to Durbin, with the University of Phoenix being the subject of at least five state lawsuits and an […]
Chancellor Huckaby Seeks Broader Role For USG [University System of Gerogia] In Online Learning
Technology is the latest focus of University System of Georgia efforts to meet aggressive targets for increasing the number of Georgians who complete college. USG Chancellor Hank Huckaby has announced a new group that will look at how the System’s colleges and universities currently use the technology of distance education, also known as online learning, […]
Online Course Provider, StraighterLine, to Offer Critical-Thinking Tests to Students
As alternatives to the college diploma have been bandied about recently, one question always seems to emerge: How do you validate badges or individual classes as a credential in the absence of a degree?Wired CampusFull Article
U.S. News Ranks Top Online Degree Programs
See which schools are tops for online bachelor’s and master’s degrees.SOURCE: US News & World ReportFull Article
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