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Spotlight on Innovation: Unity College Carves Out Online Niche
A small environmental college in Maine created a suite of specialized online programs with help from faculty and staff enthusiasts.
From Anxious Online Dean to Confident Virtual Instructor
Robert Ubell spent years encouraging professors to overcome their fears, try something new and teach on the web. Now he's trying to practice what he preached.
EdX: From MicroMasters to Online Master’s Degrees
Six more institutions are following Georgia Tech’s lead and launching affordable online master’s degrees with edX.
A High-Profile Tech Boot Camp Stumbles
Woz U, named for Apple co-founder, is subject of critical news report citing dissatisfied students, prompting a state investigation. Its leaders defend quality but acknowledge flaws and a slow start.
Q&A: 2 Digital Learning Devotees Evaluate Their Progress
Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris examine their evolving thoughts on classroom technology and online education. A lot has changed in a short time, they found.
Exam Proctoring for Online Students Hasn't Yet Transformed
Remote proctoring and other tech-enabled solutions dominate discussion, but quite a few online students still take exams face-to-face -- posing logistical challenges for them and their institutions alike.
Crowded OPM Market Begins to Consolidate
With its acquisition of Learning House, Wiley Education Services will become a much bigger player in the online program management space. Observers say the merger could be the first of many.
Opinion
Using Technology to Help First-Gen Students
Colleges should put digital tools at the center of their programs for ensuring academic success of students who are first in their families to go to college, write Ana M. Martinez Aleman, Heather Rowan-Kenyon and Mandy Savitz-Romer.