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Rutgers Boycott Expands
Professors in School of Arts and Sciences joins the Graduate School in shunning online program partnership with Pearson.
Competent at What?
Lumina Foundation creates group of colleges working on competency-based degrees, with goals of defining what works and what, exactly, competency-based education should be.
Confirming the MOOC Myth
At a conference on MOOC research, speakers back up commonly held beliefs about the medium with data.
Online Learning and Credential Completion
New study of online learning, finding those who've taken distance courses to be more likely to earn certificates and degrees, is at odds with earlier research focusing on shorter-term outcomes.
Opinion
We Are Not Hypnotized
Responding to another essay, John Raucci Jr. says that professors can be skeptical of online learning and want to experiment with technology-enabled education.
Will States Reciprocate?
An effort to simplify how institutions are authorized to operate in multiple states prepares to invite its first members.
50,000 Strong to Change Higher Ed
Duke's Cathy Davidson plans a massive collaborative effort to tackle the challenges facing higher education.
Time to Change the Rules?
Congress starts getting specific about higher education policy changes, with calls for deregulation and the expansion of competency-based education.