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Why MOOCs Didn't Work, in 3 Data Points
MIT researchers document low retention rates, enrollment declines and general affluence of students to explain why massive open online course providers have largely ditched their original model.
Online Education Rules Under the Microscope
Definitions of innovative teaching models and expectations for accreditors of new programs are on the agenda as the Department of Education considers changing standards.
Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics: no federal fine for Western Governors; proposal would lift cap on outsourced programs; research on impact of email feedback from professors.
How to Identify High-Quality Research
Research reports are a dime a dozen, even on an emerging focus area like online education. The Report Reader Checklist...
Unfit for Native American Studies?
Longtime Stanford English professor says he's stepping down from a teaching a Native American literature course after students complained he was culturally insulting and possibly unqualified.
Report Shows Benefit of Prison Education
A new report by the Vera Institute of Justice and Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality that examined the economic...
For-Profit Nursing Graduates More Likely to Fail Licensure Test
A study published by researchers at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health found that graduates from for-profit...
New York Governor Proposes New For-Profit Regulations
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed increasing regulations on for-profit institutions as part of his 2019-20 budget plan. Under...