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Brand New Online Heavies
Nonprofit colleges are moving into for-profits' turf online, study finds, sparking new competition based on price and brand.
More Technology, Please
Survey of undergraduates finds that use and demand have risen substantially for e-books and other teaching technologies.
Grand Canyon's Ground Game
Looking like a nonprofit, Grand Canyon University pays for a thriving campus and generous scholarships with a big online program. Will other for-profits copy the model?
Mr. MOOC Comes to Washington
Education Department leaders huddle with hotshots of higher education "disruption" and college leaders to talk about encouraging innovation.
A Disruption Grows Up?
Competency-based education is poised to spread, with expected backing from the Education Department and new ground charted by Southern New Hampshire University.
Marketing to the MOOC Masses
Elsevier will offer free (but basic) digital versions of one of its textbooks to MOOC students through edX, hoping it will drive traditional sales.
Paying for an A
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.
Mature Market for Online Education
Growth in adult students' interest in online education is stagnating, report finds, and colleges will have to do more to stand out online.