Do you know your online student really exists?
Parry, M. (2010) Online Scheme Highlights Fears About Distance-Education Fraud The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 14
Every once in a while comes along a...
Has the credit hour become a relic?
Blumenstyck, G. (2010) Beyond the Credit Hour: Old Standards Don't Fit New Models Chronicle of Higher Education, January 3
Blumenstyck writes:
In the era of distance...
Online for-profit universities and the military
Golden, D. (2009) For-profit colleges target the military Businessweek, December 30
Although ostensibly about the marketing of online courses to the military this article provides...
The impact of digitization on higher education
Hampson, K. (2010) Notes on digitization in higher education Higher Education Management Group, January 2
An excellent blog on this topic, summarizing in succinct form...
A different standard for accrediting online programs?
Kelderman, E. (2009) Inspector General Warns Accreditor Over Online College, Raising Fears Among For-Profit Institutions Chronicle of Higher Education, December 17
From the article:
The inspector...
The well-deserved end of a bad project
Kolowich, S. (2009) Another one bites the dust Inside Higher Education, December 9
An article about the demise of U21 Global, an online Graduate School....
What is a virtual campus?
Reynolds, S. (2009) Are European Virtual Campuses Different? Re.Vica Newsletter, September
A very interesting, brief article on virtual campuses in Europe, and the implications of...
Accreditation of higher education institutions in the USA
Bristow, S. (2009) Understanding Postsecondary Educational Accreditation in the United States Re.Vica Newsletter, October 2009
A very useful, brief introduction to a complex topic with...