MIT, learning technologies, and developing countries: lessons in technology transfer
This week I spent three days at the MIT LINC (Learning International Networks Consortium) conference in Boston/Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the theme: 'Realizing the Dream:...
Most U.S. higher education students are also working
Davis, J. (2013) School Enrollment and Work Status: 2011 Washington DC: U.S. Census Bureau
This is a most significant study for online learning:
More than half...
Online learning in California generates controversy
Booker, E. (2013) Online education policy draws fire in California Information Week: Education, January 11
This report of a one-day conference at UCLA: 'Rebooting Higher Education:...
Online learning in 2012: a retrospective
Well, 2012 was certainly the year of the MOOC. Audrey Watters provides a comprehensive overview of what happened with MOOCs in 2012, so I...
Does the U.S. accreditation system discriminate against online learning?
Vedder, R. (2012) The Unholy Alliance Against Online Learning, Bloomberg, October 29
Yes, says Richard Vedder, professor of economics at the University of Ohio. He...
The money pours in to fund online learning start-ups – while the public system...
Banning, Doresa (2102) Online education start-up Udacity Raises $15 million in funding, CityTownInfo.com, October 26
According to the National Venture Capital Association, a staggering $463 million...
Are public universities and colleges the ‘sleeping giants’ of online learning?
Ross, C. (2012) Are the Sleeping Giants Awake? Non-Profit Universities Enter Online Education at Scale Boston: The Parthenon Group
Interesting report comparing growth of online enrollments...
The global attack on public higher education
Revolution in the streets
Two days of my holiday were spent in the lovely city of Madrid. We witnessed there, just outside our hotel, the...
California’s two year college system in deep trouble
Rivera, C. (2012) Survey offers dire picture of California's two-year colleges Los Angeles Times, August 28
Due to funding cuts, 470,000 community college students are beginning the...
California State University partners with Pearson for system-wide online program
PRWeb (2012) California State University Selects Pearson to Launch Cal State Online Long Beach CA: PRWeb, August 22
The California State University is the largest system...