State of Texas creates local Western Governors’ University
Ludwig, M. (2011) Perry launches Texas online university Chron.com, August 3
The State of Texas has created its own online university through a partnership with...
20 million more graduates needed in the USA
Carnavale, A. and Rose, S. (2011) The Undereducated American Washington DC: Georgetown University Centre n Education and the Workforce
This short report by two prestigious...
Online learning in the Garden of Eden
Daniel, J. (2011) 20 Years of Distance Education in the Garden of EDEN: Good News and Bad News EDEN 20th Anniversary Conference: Learning and Sustainability:...
Tuition costs vs middle class income in the USA
Censky, A, (2011) Surging college costs price out middle class CNN Money, June 13
Drawing on data from the IRS and the College Board, this...
For-profits, student loans, new rules, and how these affect students in the USA, Canada...
For profits are in the news again for several reasons.
The Obama administration has produced new rules that determine whether for-profit institutions will qualify for...
DE in Community Colleges in the USA: 2010 in review
Lokken, F. (2011) Trends in eLearning: Tracking the Impact of eLearning at Community Colleges: 2010 Distance Education Survey Results Washington DC: Instructional Technology Council.
This carefully conducted...
Texans shooting themselves in the head
Castro, A. (2011) Public education in Texas facing massive cuts Chron.com, January 19
This news report sets out the cuts coming to public education in...
How does the University of Phoenix measure up?
University of Phoenix (2010) 2010 Annual Academic Report University of Phoenix AZ: University of Phoenix
This is third academic annual report from the University of...
e-learning retrospective: 2) how good were my predictions?
On December 30, 2009, I posted my predictions for 2010:
1. Follow the money:
'In many countries, 2010 will be a difficult year financially....So we’ll have...
Signs of revolution in Britain and what it might mean for us in North...
It's worth watching carefully what is happening in Britain with university education. As part of its austerity program, the British Conservative-Liberal-Democrat coalition govt is...