Filter & Sort
Mr. MOOC Comes to Washington
Education Department leaders huddle with hotshots of higher education "disruption" and college leaders to talk about encouraging innovation.
Rifts Over Global Test of Learning
U.S., Canada and European higher ed groups object to prospect that OECD's worldwide measure will be used to rank countries.
Mass vs. Elite, Encore
International educators at a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development put a new twist on an old debate, prodded by New York University's provocative president.
Hour by Hour
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.
Opinion
Delicious Ambiguity
Mark Salisbury explains why he views the role of institutional research and assessment not as fact finding but as something much less certain.
Majoring in Free Content
Saylor Foundation's 240 free online courses now offer a pathway to college credit, thanks to new partnerships with Excelsior College and StraighterLine. But will students follow that path?
Opinion
Real Teacher Ed Reform
Significant changes, based on true assessment, are going on right now, led by the profession, writes Linda Darling-Hammond, who urges critics to check out what's really happening.
By the Numbers
Departures and a reorganization at the National Center for Education Statistics stir fears the feds are less focused on higher ed data. Not so, says the center's commissioner.