Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
Reciprocity Is Essential for Regulating Distance Education. “Nearly 70 percent of chief academic leaders say that online learning is critical to their long-term strategies for their institutions. Unfortunately, the rapid growth of…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
My Modern Experience Teaching a MOOC. “I was intrigued, though, by the prospect of sharing my class with a large, international group of people who wanted to study. And I wondered if…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
Credit Without Teaching. “Competency-based education, like the rest of the academy, serves different types of students in different ways. And the first two direct assessment programs share few similarities. But both offer…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
Parasites and Vultures. “Where exactly do faculty fall in this business model? After all, we’re the ones who assign textbooks. Why don’t you want to work with us too? The fact these…
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Coursera Takes Nuanced View of MOOC Dropout Rates. “For students who are paying $50 for the company’s new Signature Track program—which includes features designed as safeguards against identity fraud and cheating on…
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The Imminent Shakeout? Disruptive Innovation and Higher Education. “I predict that we will see a bifurcation in the higher education market. A cost leader (or leaders) will emerge catering to the mass…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
OER. “From a cost perspective, the appeal is obvious. For most students, what matters is total cost, rather than the split between tuition/fees and books. If we could zero out the cost…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
The Professors Who Make the MOOCs. “Many of those surveyed felt that these free online courses should be integrated into the traditional system of credit and degrees. Two-thirds believe MOOCs will drive…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
No. 6 aha moment: the convergence of online learning (from the periphery to the core). “We are now at the point where in almost all subjects, students need to develop skills of…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
The Real Digital Change Agent. “the Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions … began in 2011 as a way for colleges to coordinate and advocate for open-access policies, which typically require that…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
The New Face of Higher Education: Why “College-lite” Simply Will Not Cut It. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com | Huff Post College) “The current interpretation of competency-based education eliminates the chance for learning through collaboration, relationship-building,…
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At its annual meeting held January 29, 2013, ED MAP President and COO Kerry S. Pigman was one of three new members elected to the board of the Athens Foundation. This role builds on Kerry’s involvement supporting the Athens County community.
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Move Supports ED MAP’s Strategy to Help Higher Ed Institutions Drive Down Costs of Course Materials Nelsonville, OH, and New York, February 14, 2013 – ED MAP, a leading provider of course materials management services, and AcademicPub, the leading provider of custom books…
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Research Roundup about MOOCs and Online Learning. (http://classroom-aid.com | Classroom Aid) Just what it says it is: a link to 19 research articles.
Textbook Prices Continue to Increase As Student…
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Ecosystems. (http://www.insidehighered.com | Inside Higher Ed) A commentary about having a skewed focus on the “completion agenda” per se and the short-sightedness of separating college remedial courses from high school requirements.
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Early MOOC Takes A Different Path. (http://www.informationweek.com | Information Week) Advance Learning Interactive Systems Online (ALISON), founded in 2007, focuses on languages, IT skills, project management, accounting, customer service, human resources, health…
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A phrase has popped into my mind: indeed, there is great chaos under heaven and the situation is excellent.
Regulatory issues continue to emerge for many of ED MAP’s…
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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently.
First, answer a foundational question: Higher Ed’s Biggest Problem: What’s It For? (http://chronicle.com | Chronicle)
Accreditation in a Rapidly Changing World (http://www.insidehighered.com | Inside…
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Coursera will offer a fee-based pathway with identity verification (http://www.insidehighered.com | Inside Higher Ed) for students who want to earn a more meaningful certificate of completion. Emerging business model for MOOCs?…
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Nelsonville, OH, and Charles Town, WV, Jan. 22, 2013 – American Public University System (APUS), learning resources management provider ED MAP, and leading eTextbook provider Vital Source have partnered to streamline distribution of…
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Jordan Weissmann associate editor at The Atlantic writes on Bill Gates and the real college crisis. The World’s Richest College Dropout Urges Colleges to Stop Dropouts. Bill Gates refocuses attention on colleges’ need…
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During the 2010-2011 academic year, students who attended colleges and universities in search of a degree spent an average of $1,137 on textbooks and other supplies, CollegeBoard reports. However, for many individuals, on top of tuition, room and board, and travel expenses, this cost…
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