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A coalition of faculty groups has declared war against online learning, particularly massive open online courses (MOOCs), because it said it believes that the fast expansion of this form of education is being promulgated by corporations — specifically for-profit colleges and universities and education technology companies — at the expense of student education and public […]
WHEN Cynthia Stevenson, the superintendent of Jefferson County, Colo., public schools, heard about a data repository called inBloom, she thought it sounded like a technological fix for one of her bigger headaches. Over the years, the Jeffco school system, as it is known, which lies west of Denver, had invested in a couple of dozen […]
Some K-12 schools have begun requiring that all students learn coding as a means of encouraging the next generation of computer scientists and of fostering higher-order thinking. What does that mean for higher education? Here are four possibilities. Campus Technology Full Article
This qualitative case study investigated how adult graduates of online Bachelor’s degree programs describe the online aspect of their degree. Online education is promoted as a method for adult students to access the benefits of a college degree. Therefore, it is important for prospective online students, higher education institutions and policy makers to understand how […]
This article reviews the discourse of mission in large distance teaching and open universities, in order to analyse the theories of development and social justice that are claimed or may be inherent in them. It is suggested that in a number of cases the claims are unsupported or naive. The article goes on to set […]
Watch the webcast Panel Dr. Paul E. Lingenfelter , Former President, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, Boulder, CO Download File Dr. Terry W. Hartle , Senior Vice President, American Council on Education, Washington, DC Download File Dr. Susan D. Phillips , Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY […]
Gone are the days of just dusty book spines and the sounds of silence. Throughout the country, public libraries are extending their mission beyond loaner books and resources: They’re providing opportunities for students to engage in digital learning opportunities aimed at making them college- and career-ready, often in partnership with schools. Education Week Full Article
Preparations and information for the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to be held from 10-12 November 2014 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan are now available on the Conference’s website. UNESCO Full Article
President Obama, in outlining his new education plan this week, didn’t utter the phrase “massive open online courses” or its handy acronym, but one could think otherwise, looking at the news articles, blog posts and tweets declaring that Obama has caught “MOOC fever.” eCampus News Full Article
President Obama continues his three-campus “college cost” bus tour on Friday, promoting his plans to make college more affordable through a mix of carrots and sticks. The Chronicle of Higher Education Full Article
