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The Right Kind of Innovation
Higher education needs to change -- but the innovations must align with institutions’ missions and need not always be revolutionary, write Kate Ebner and Noah Pickus.
Trying to Make Sense of Online Learning Globally
A new report from the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education examines the state of global online higher education, building off...
New Report Highlights Instructional Designers
A white paper published yesterday by the Online Learning Consortium offers a look at the increasingly complex field of instructional...
Calculating (and Acknowledging) the Costs of OER
Open resources offer many potential benefits to students, but the institutional costs are real, too. One college offers a look into the math.
Keeping Online Courses Fresh: Valuable, but Costly
The cost of maintaining an online course for several years can eventually outstrip the launch cost -- but the investment might just pay off.
Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics: National University purchases an online for-profit provider; colleges use technology to improve advising; preparing women for technology fields.
Free Digital Textbooks vs. Purchased Commercial Textbooks
Open educational resources have saved students millions of dollars, but can they also improve students’ grades?
Mixing and Matching Cal State Online Courses -- Free
University system's program will let residential students enroll at no charge in online courses from any of the system's 23 campuses -- not just the one where they're enrolled.