Online learning

Assessing MOOCs at HigherEdTech conference

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At HigherEdTech Summit, enthusiasts and a skeptic or two weigh the game-changing impact (so far and potentially) of massive open online courses.

Kirschner and Stimpson debate pros and cons of digital courses

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A stalwart of humanities and an online learning pioneer -- Catharine Stimpson and Ann Kirschner -- debate the pros and cons of technology-enabled higher education.

Foundation and four-year college team up on online associate degree program

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Funded by Gates Foundation, MyCollege Foundation and Mount St. Mary's College launch Portmont College, a new blended model for earning an associate degree.

Pearson buys EmbanetCompass to expand its online learning business

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With purchase of EmbanetCompass, company seeks to expand its existing services helping colleges take their academic programs into cyberspace.

Online learning group hears from MOOC pioneer

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In speech to members of online learning group, Sebastian Thrun -- of celebrated massive Stanford online course -- acknowledges extent to which new efforts build on their work.

Sites offering to take courses for a fee pose risk to online ed

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A handful of services are offering to take a student's online course from start to finish for a hefty fee, raising concerns among online education providers.

The credit hour causes many of higher education's problems, report finds

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The credit hour wasn't supposed to measure learning, for good reason, according to a new report, which recommends how to revise or even drop the standard without leading to abuse.

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