Outsourced Ed: Colleges Hire Companies to Build Their Online Courses

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:28:26 CST

from The Chronicle of Higher Education
July 18, 2010
By Marc Parry

Michael Tricoli was a middle manager looking for a leg up in his career, so he got an online M.B.A. from Northeastern University.

Well, not only from Northeastern. Much of his college experience was outsourced to a private company.&n

Continuing Debate Over Online Education

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:15:47 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
by Iza Wojciechowska
July 16, 2010

Online education has become a hot topic recently, with more and more institutions wanting to expand offerings. And that makes studies of the quality of online education important -- and controversial.

Blackboard's Big Buy

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 08:29:15 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
by Steve Kolowich
July 8, 2010

Blackboard announced on Wednesday it is buying out two software companies in an effort to bolster its real-time collaboration features and satisfy a generation of professors and students i

Avatars to Teach Teachers

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:28:00 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
July 7, 2010
by Steve kolowich

This is my class.

Well, sort of. I’m not really a middle-school teacher. But then again, the kids are not really middle-school students. They’re not even humans. More...

Indiana forms state branch of private online college

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:59:08 CST

from eCampus News

Indiana the first to partner with Western Governors University in what could be the start of a new trend

A new agreement between the state of Indiana and a private online university will allow Indiana residents to use state scholarships to pay for tuition at the computer-based progra

Seed of Doubt

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:02:12 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
by Steve Kolowich
June 22, 2010

Is online education as good as traditional, face-to-face education?

It is a loaded question. Online programs comprise the fastest-growing segment of higher education, with brick-and-mortar colleges — many ailing from budget cuts — seeing online as a w

F.C.C. Moves to Expand Role in Broadband

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:54:13 CST

from The New York Times
by Edward Wyatt
June 17, 2010

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted 3 to 2 on Thursday to move toward giving

A Political Online Push

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:55:35 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
by Steve Kolowich
June 17, 2010

When Jon Stewart asked Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty last week for some examples of how he intended to administer “limited and effective” government, the Republican governor did not roll out boilerplate rhetoric on welfare or farm subsidies. Instead, he took sq

Continued Growth for 2 Distance Ed Models

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:47:25 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
by Andy Guess
June 19, 2008

Two unique models of providing distance education to mainly nontraditional students are coming into their own, each showing a healthy expansion of enrollments and growth in available course offerings.

Lincoln Spector

PC World
Friday, June 11, 2010; 1:19 AM

The IT Department where Daniel Toth works won't let him use open source software because they believe it's a security risk. Is it?

No. If anything, open-source software has the potential to be safer. Not

COVER STORY: Future Shock

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:45:43 CST

From Community College Week
May 17, 2010
By Paul Bradley

Even as community colleges struggle under the weight of the steady growth in their distance education programs, leading educators worry about how they will reach and motivate young learners who are

Walmart offering college credit, tuition assistance to workers

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:27:36 CST

from WalletPop
by Laura Heller
Jun 4th 2010 at 12:30PM

You can now earn college credit for wor

ECOT’s 10th Anniversary Graduation Will Celebrate a Decade of Online Learning with National Education Leader, Former Fla. Governor, Jeb Bush as Commencement Speaker

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:22:50 CST

from Centre Daily Times
June 4, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The nation’s largest online public school with over 10,000 students, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, (ECOT) will celebrate a decade of online learning in Ohio with its 10^th annual commencement on Saturday, June 12 on t

Louisville 2-Year College Teams Up With Online Course Provider

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:08:22 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
May 26, 2010

Jefferson Community and Technical College has agreed to award full academic credit for courses taken through StraighterLine, an online course provider, By Tanya Roscorla

May 12, 2010
Classroom Technology

During his senior year, Shaun Sims took online classes at the University of Texas at Austin to supplement his regular courses. Some of his friends took online classes too, but t

Blackboard's Ambassador

Mon, 10 May 2010 11:29:40 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
Steve Kolowich
May 10, 2010

WASHINGTON -- As president of Blackboard Learn, Ray Henderson’s job is to translate evolving customer demands and market landscapes into coherent business strategies for the learning-management giant. As a blogger and unofficial ambassador of Blackboard&

Online learning surges thanks to new technology

Mon, 10 May 2010 10:41:49 CST

From Community College Times
By Carisa Chappell,
February 16, 2010

For years, educators have supported the concept of online learning but were lukewarm when it came to fully embracing the idea because of a perception that online classes lacked the quality of courses

What the 'net neutrality' debate means

Fri, 7 May 2010 14:38:49 CST

By The Associated Press

The Associated Press
Friday, May 7, 2010; 8:51 AM

-- One reason the Federal Communications Commission is changing the way it regulates broadband is so that it can apply a principle called network neutrality. Net neutrality, as it's known, is t

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