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An Alternative (Online) Path to 'Free' College
A range of alternative providers have in recent years sought to significantly lower the price of college-level course work by...
No Streaming During Class
Purdue pilot program restricts access to sites such as Netflix and Hulu in specific lecture halls.
Will Trying New Teaching Techniques Tank My Evaluations?
Many professors fear that students will punish them for classroom experimentation. A new study suggests otherwise.
Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics: mixed results with academic early-alert systems; Purdue Global kills faculty confidentiality clause; fight over eligibility for veterans' education benefits in California; classroom tech tools.
Trial and Error: It's All a Game
In-person games can be translated to the online format, one medical university found -- but that process takes time and ingenuity.
Universities and Museums: Partners in Online
Arizona State is the latest institution to team up with a museum to bolster its online portfolio. Representatives on both sides of such partnerships discuss the benefits and pitfalls.
Blockchain Pixie Dust
Jonathan A. Poritz warns that colleges and universities should not rush too quickly to embrace the new technology for distributed public ledgers on the internet.
VitalSource Buys Acrobatiq, Expands Its Reach
The etextbook distributor thinks it can create a major adaptive learning platform -- but will big publishers buy in by letting VitalSource turn their content into courseware?