Textbook Alternative
Open-source textbooks, long considered a promising way to cut costs but still not widely used, could become more readily available and easily vetted as a University of Minnesota project expands. Inside Higher Ed Full Story
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MOOCs and Machines
When Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sent ripples through the higher education world last week by announcinge dX, a joint platform for massive online versions of their courses, many observers took it as a boon for access. And indeed, edX — and other massive open online course (MOOC) projects, such as Coursera […]
New Book: “The Golden Climate in Distance Learning”: Increase Connection, Engagement, Performance & Enjoyment Online!
If you are just considering teaching online or if you already teach online but feel stressed out and overwhelmed- this book will help you become successful in this environment. The book can help to improve your online interactions, even if you’re not a teacher. Who knows, one day you might have to teach online? Full […]
Employers Group and Vubiz collaborate to offer leading HR
Increasing compliance threats across the United States have prompted Employers Group and Vubiz, two leading providers of training, to partner and create a comprehensive, eight-module eLearning program, designed to instill human resources professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to avoid costly compliance issues. The Human Resources Generalist Certificate, originally created as a California-specific […]
Deriving Empirically-Based Design Guidelines for Advanced Learning Technologies that Foster Disciplinary Comprehension
Abstract Planning, conducting, and reporting leading-edge research requires professionals who are capable of highly skilled reading. This study reports the development of an empirically informed computer-based learning environment designed to foster the acquisition of reading comprehension strategies that mediate expertise in the social sciences. Empirical data were gathered in a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design that […]
Wiley Partners With Quantum To Deliver Intelligent Adaptive Learning And Assessment Solution For Accounting Education
Contact: Susan Spilka sspilka@wiley.com (201) 748-6147 Al Renshaw al.renshaw@quantumsimulations.com (800) 577-9040, Ext. 201 Hoboken, New Jersey, May 8, 2012/PRNewswire/-Global publisher John Wiley & Sons (NYSE: JWA and JWB), which provides content and content-enabled services for students and educators, researchers, and professional practitioners, has partnered with Quantum Simulations, Inc., a leading developer of artificial intelligence-based education […]
EDUCATION NAVIGATOR: Helping Sailors Chart a Course for Success: Interview with Dr. Mary Redd-Clary Director Navy Voluntary Education Program Center for Personal and Professional Development
As director of the Navy Voluntary Education (VOLED) Program, Dr. Mary Redd-Clary is responsible for the supervision of over 180 government personnel assigned to the Virtual Education Center, the Pensacola VOLED support detachment, and 35 Navy college offices located in the continental U.S., Asia, the Middle East and Europe. She also oversees the execution of […]
Legal Education and the Web
In an unusual move among highly ranked traditional law schools, the Washington University Law School today unveileda fully online master’s degree program in U.S. law. The program will be designed and taught by Washington Law faculty using a platform developed by 2tor, a Maryland-based online education provider. It will begin enrolling students in January 2013. […]
Online Classes. Low Prices. Every Day.
When something sounds too good to be true, you check it out. So Jeana Murphy and Henry Jordan did some sleuthing when their employer, Walmart, offered to pick up part of the tab for degrees from an online university that offers flexible hours, relatively cheap tuition and college credit for on-the-job training and experience. Inside […]
Internet2, 16 Major Technology Companies Announce Cloud Service Partnerships to Benefit the Nation’s Universities
Internet2 NET+ Services expand to help universities address research, education, big data and innovation challenges Arlington, VA—April 24, 2012—Internet2 and some of the nation’s most prominent high-tech firms announced today partnerships that would expedite the delivery of cloud services to college campuses nationwide, and address research, big data and innovation challenges. Internet2, the world’s most […]