Quick Hits (11.7.13)
Wingardium Leviosa. The Board of Education inspected Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the results were less than impressive. The school was given an unsatisfactory score of 4 due to poor...
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Is college still worth it? Yes and no. According to a new study, college graduates still earn more money than those who do not have a degree, but the value is declining in comparison to those who only...
View ArticleThe Battle to Come Over the Future of Online Higher Education
Much of the talk about online education over the past year has been dominated by Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). In just a little more than a year, MOOC providers like Coursera have attracted more...
View ArticleConsidering the Generational Divide in Online Learning
A paper released recently by the Community College Research Center reminds the champions of MOOCs and other online initiatives of one very important detail: Not all students prefer an online education;...
View ArticleQuick Hits 4.23.13
An online degree from a state school. The University of Florida plans to launch a series of bachelor degree programs that will be available completely virtual. Florida will be the first state to...
View ArticleState U Online
Online learning has become a permanent fixture of our system of higher education. Yet, public colleges and universities, which educate the vast majority of college students, have been visibly slow to...
View ArticleCould MOOCs Vet College-Ready Students?
Before you roll your eyes at another MOOC story, consider this: An Ohio community college has developed a math MOOC not for its students, but for its local high school students. Why? To get more...
View ArticleExpanding Access to Educational Opportunity: Evidence from “Online Learning...
While many still question the benefits of online learning, there is one fact that is undeniable: online learning increases access which expands educational opportunity. By accommodating more...
View ArticleConsidering the Generational Divide in Online Learning
A paper released recently by the Community College Research Center reminds the champions of MOOCs and other online initiatives of one very important detail: Not all students prefer an online education;...
View ArticleQuick Hits 4.23.13
An online degree from a state school. The University of Florida plans to launch a series of bachelor degree programs that will be available completely virtual. Florida will be the first state to...
View ArticleState U Online
Online learning has become a permanent fixture of our system of higher education. Yet, public colleges and universities, which educate the vast majority of college students, have been visibly slow to...
View ArticleCould MOOCs Vet College-Ready Students?
Before you roll your eyes at another MOOC story, consider this: An Ohio community college has developed a math MOOC not for its students, but for its local high school students. Why? To get more...
View ArticleExpanding Access to Educational Opportunity: Evidence from “Online Learning...
While many still question the benefits of online learning, there is one fact that is undeniable: online learning increases access which expands educational opportunity. By accommodating more...
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The value of online learning. Half of college presidents say online courses are as valuable as their face-to-face counterparts, but less than one-third of Americans agree. (Pew Research Center)...
View ArticleQuick Hits (12.4.12)
Will this time be different? The potential of MOOCs to deliver a college education to anyone—anywhere—sounds very similar to what was said about correspondence courses in the 1920s. (NPR) “(College)...
View ArticleThe Rule of Three
The past four years have been busy ones for the Department of Education as it’s broadened its reach into higher education. But with all that activity, what have we learned, where are the gaps, and what...
View ArticleQuick Hits (11.13.12)
Credit for MOOCs? The American Council on Education will review up to 10 MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, and recommend whether they should be eligible for college credit. (The Chronicle of...
View ArticleQuick Hits (10.24.12)
Building esteem for online learning. This new report calls for better and stronger accountability for online schools and courses by collecting data on student achievement, retention rates, and course...
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Opting out of the MOOCs craze. A university professor questions Minnesota’s decision to ban Coursera from offering free, online courses there. He also suggests a way around the ban. (Casting Out...
View ArticleQuick Hits (9.6.12)
Seniority with three years. In last 25 years, U.S. schools have seen a threefold increase in number of inexperienced teachers. (USA Today) Playing and learning. Sixty sixth-graders will start school...
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