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...
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...
The impact of online learning on the future of higher education: a response to...
Anderson, J., Boyles, J., and Rainie, L. (2012) The Future Impact of the Internet on Higher Education Washington DC: The Pew Research Center’s Internet...
Roundup of news on online developments in US higher education
Having been on the road for the last two weeks, I've accumulated a backlog of material for the blog. Here I'm providing a very...
Are cyber charter schools giving online learning a bad name?
This is at the moment a peculiarly United States of America debate, but it is almost certain to spill over into other countries. This...
Book review: Quality assurance in distance education and e-learning
Jung, I. and Latchem, C. (2012) Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Distance Education and e-Learning New York/London: Routledge
What the book is about
'There is relatively...
e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?
© Firehorse Blog, 2012
Another year, and online learning, e-learning, learning technologies, educational technologies, digital learning, or whatever you call it or them, will continue...
Online enrollments in the USA grow 10% in 2011; OERs becoming accepted
Allen, I. and Seaman, J. (2011) Going the Distance: Online Education in the USA 2011 Wellesley MA: Babson Survey Research Group
This is the latest...