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Timid About Fair Use?
A new report from the College Art Association says that artists and art historians have real and perceived concerns about fair use laws. Experts say other kinds of academics do, too.
Is Blogging Unscholarly?
After the International Studies Association proposes to ban journal editors from blogging, infuriated faculty members take to their blogs.
Massive Closed Online Courses
Want to enroll Iranian students in your MOOC? Get a waiver.
Promising Portfolios
Presenters at the Association of American Colleges and Universities' annual meeting see plenty of uses for e-portfolios -- as long as institutions look beyond the hype.
Everything in Moderation
A Coursera MOOC instructor strives to find the right balance between open discussion and moderation after his course turns into "a snakepit of personal venom."
More Competition for Online Certificate Students
Coursera and Academic Partnerships both introduce online course "Specializations" after they held talks about working on the idea together.
Digital Upgrade for Transcripts
Use of e-transcripts catches on, opening the door to new uses for the student record.
One Course, Three Flavors
Students in Harvard University's introductory computer science course face a choice of what they earn upon completion: a certificate, a $350 voucher or academic credit.