Blackboard to Enter Into Partnership With Open-Source Competitor
The course management behemoth Blackboard has recently announced a partnership with the open-source course manager
Free “Open Textbooks” Surge in Popularity, Days of Overpriced Campus Bookstores Numbered
Old school.
Anyone who has attended an institution of higher learning in the last several decades can attest to the astronomically high cost of textbooks. Students frustrated by the seemingly unjustifiably high price of course materials can take solace in the rising popularity of “open textbooks.” These books contain all the same content as their “closed” counterparts, with one important difference—they are free. While some online schools have been using free or low cost ebooks in the place of traditional textbooks for several years, the expansion of this trend to brick-and-mortar institutions is encouraging. Once again, technology first adopted by online schools is spreading to the mainstream.
New Vault Career Survey Indicates Online Degrees Undervalued by Employers–Really?
Are online degrees more acceptable today than they were five years ago?
The results of a recent poll conducted by career statisticians Vault, Inc. maligning the quality of online education have been widely publicized in the last week. But are the results as significant as many publications have claimed they are? Probably not. Moreover, most reports (in CNN Money and Yahoo Finance) gloss over the finding that does point to improving attitudes toward online degrees—83% of respondents stated that online degrees are more acceptable today than they were five years ago.
Congress Expected to Pass Online Test Security Provision
One of the biggest barriers to creating an online learning environment identical in experience to traditional education is test proctoring. A provision in a bill expected to pass before Congress by the fall aims to resolve this issue by mandating that universities use biometric technologies to proctor online tests.
Online Learning Key to Saving World From Apocalyptic Pandemic
A deleted scene from the 2007 film I Am Legend depicts Robert Neville (Will Smith) attending a
According to a July 10 article in Science Daily, online courses taken by nursing and healthcare staff could prove essential in combating an epidemic outbreak. While the article’s headline is misleading–it’s actually about how an online course helped hospital staff learn to contain the risk of hospital-acquired infection–online tutorials could in fact be key to containing a real-life epidemic. The rapid distribution of information on online learning platforms makes it easy for a central authority to respond to a crisis by sending out an informational bulletin.
Bhutanese Monks Embrace Distance Education
But is the program accredited?
The Je Khenpo,
Wikiversity vs. University: Why Traditional Pedagogy Is Here To Stay
The School of Athens by Raphael depicts the Academy founded by Plato in Athens in the 4th Century B.C.
While much has been said about the liberation of musical content as its free proliferation across the internet increases, attempting to locate this phenomenon in online learning—as some have—is fundamentally misguided. The experiment of the so-called “open” university is not a new one, and its failings have been well-documented: shoddy scholarship, inconsistent curricula, and ideological radicalism.
Free Money: GetEducated.com Offers $1000 Scholarship For Online Students
One of the most well-respected resources in the world of online education, GetEducated.com, is offering a $1000 scholarship to students currently enrolled in an online degree program. To qualify, you must also be an American citizen with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
For an application, go to their website (link) and download an application…then print it out and mail it to them (provided you still remember what that means).
Online Learning for the Disabled
Stephen Hawking, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, is one of the world’s foremost intellectuals and known for his use of assistive technologies.
Over the last decade, online learning has made earning a degree possible for millions who had previously been left at the gates of upper education. Included in this group are countless disabled individuals for whom pursuing higher education presented a serious challenge and often an even larger financial burden. Indeed, thanks to divers new technologies, online learning environments are being adapted to meet their needs–everything from customized input devices to text-to-speech programs.
The Corner Office: Moving Up With An Online Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
Montgomery Burns, of Simpsons fame, made much of his Yale MBA. An online MBA could put you too on the path of becoming a tycoon.
While the economy has taken a downturn over the last quarter, starting salaries for MBA graduates have risen by 5.1%, according to a July 3 report in BusinessWeek. For many working adults, the question of upward mobility weighs heavily in the decision to pursue an online degree. While now is as good a time as ever to enroll in an MBA program, the monetary return you will see on your educational investment will vary depending on several key questions. Here’s a run-down of the questions, and the answers, surrounding the decision to pursue a Masters of Business Administration.
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