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What does Purdue's Acquisition of Kaplan Mean for You?
In April Purdue University announced its acquisition of the for-profit Kaplan University -- a bold move, made bolder still by...
Hitting Re-Start for Stopped-out Students
Employing a variety of technologies and company partners, colleges are broadening strategies to woo back former students who never got degrees.
Collaborating to Add Upper-Level Humanities Courses
Liberal arts colleges see joint online courses as providing breadth of offerings that may be financially impossible with traditional instruction.
For-Credit MOOC: Best of Both Worlds at MIT?
MIT students reported that taking course online -- instead of same course on campus -- was less stressful than their in-person classes.
Top Hat's Marketplace Offers Customizable Course Materials
Top Hat, a provider of student engagement applications, announced today the release of Marketplace, a platform that company officials say...
Online Learning for Whom? Experts Weigh In
A study's finding that underprepared students fare worse online spurs questions about which groups of students stand to benefit most (and least) from digital learning.
Barriers to Digital Learning? Time and Training More Than Resistance
Colleges’ ambitions for technology-enabled instruction have outstripped actual use, more because of practical impediments than philosophical ones, analysis suggests.
Coursera CEO Steps Down to Adviser Role
As reported in Inside Higher Ed today, Coursera's chief executive officer, Rick Levin, is stepping down, the online education provider...