Tag: Online Higher Education: Page 7

Students

Survey: Colleges Aren’t Preparing Graduates for Jobs

Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the higher ed system is doing only a fair or poor job of preparing graduates for the workforce, according to a new poll.

September 18, 2013

Students

Going to School and Working is the New Normal

The number of nontraditional students has increased dramatically as the economy and increased cost of college are contributing to the surge of college students who are working.

September 11, 2013

HBCUs

Indiana University Looks to Increase Online Education

Indiana University officials say the time appears to be right for a push to increase the school’s online education presence.

August 11, 2013

Students

Don’t Let Credit Cards Fool You While in College

If you are a new or returning college student make sure that you have the credit card conversation with your family.

August 7, 2013

Home

For-Profits Come Under Criticism for Treatment of Military Veterans

The issue of for-profit colleges and the quality of their educations returned to Capitol Hill this summer as veterans’ advocates protested predatory practices.

August 1, 2013

Students

San Jose State’s MOOC Missteps Easy to See

As most people in ed-tech circles have heard by now, a much-touted MOOC experiment has ended in embarrassment.

July 29, 2013

Leadership & Policy

District Could Pay Millions for Dual Enrollment Classes

A recent legislative bill allowing high school students to take as many AP courses as they want could cost between $40 million and $60 million per year.

June 18, 2013

Faculty & Staff

MOOCs Viable for Community Colleges, Officials Say

In a webinar titled “MOOCs and the Completion Agenda: Lessons in Learning, Assessment and Application,” two community college leaders offered unique visions on how MOOCs could help two-year schools improve student learning experiences.

May 28, 2013

Disabilties

Interstate Reciprocity Plan Expected to Transform U.S. Distance Education

A prominent group of accreditors, regulators and other higher education and state leaders, has unveiled a comprehensive plan detailing how states could simplify and transform the regulation of U.S. distance education.

May 13, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Dartmouth College Cancels Classes After Protest

Administrators announced that Wednesday’s classes would be replaced by programs focused on the college’s commitment to fostering respectful debate.

April 24, 2013

Students

Online and Traditional Education Through the Eyes of an Undergrad

Perspective of a student who started at a community college, is about to graduate from an online program, and is also an intern at a brick-and-mortar, small, traditional university.

April 10, 2013

Students

Mass. Sues For-Profit School for False Marketing

A for-profit school offered so little training that students who paid hefty fees to train as medical assistants never learned how to use a stethoscope, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by prosecutors in Massachusetts.

April 3, 2013