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Information Today
August 30, 2012
Abby Clobridge |
MOOCs and the Changing Face of Higher Education Massive Open Online Courses can expand access to learning opportunities, eliminate many geographic and economic barriers to education, create more diverse learning communities, transform lifelong learning, and augment face-to-face and traditional education in new ways.   |
D-Lib
October 2000
William Y. Arms |
Editorial: Digital Libraries for Distance Education The latest fashion in higher education is distance education. Like most fashions, this is not a new idea. Modern technology -- notably the Internet -- provides opportunities for really high-quality distance education, including digital libraries... |
Information Today
October 1, 2013
Nancy K. Herther |
Google Gives MOOC Development a Major Push Google and edX announced a partnership to "jointly develop the edX open source learning platform, Open edX, and expand the availability of the Massive Open Online Course platform and its learning tools to individuals and institutions around the world." |
D-Lib
Mar/Apr 2013
Forrest Wright |
What do Librarians Need to Know About MOOCs? The emergence of MOOCs represents a rising trend of removing the learning process from the physical campus, but to an exaggerated degree. This is not necessarily a negative trend; however it does have huge implications for university libraries. |
Information Today
July 7, 2015 |
Jisc Sets Up ORCID Consortium for U.K. Universities A national consortium arrangement negotiated by Jisc Collections now allows ORCID to be available to higher education institutions in the U.K. at reduced membership costs and with enhanced technical support. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2000 |
Student Billing Goes Electronic MessagingDirect's M-Statement is a customizable electronic statement and bill delivery software solution for universities.... |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 1, 2003
Mallory Stark |
The Business of Education: An Interview with Derek Bok Is higher education becoming too chummy with the private sector? What can each learn from the other? An interview with the former Harvard President. Plus: Book excerpt. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2002
Judy A. Serwatka |
Improving Student Performance in Distance Learning Courses This article concentrates on the problems encountered and the solutions developed while teaching two college networking courses in the distance learning format... |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2000
Richard Peregoy |
Developing Strategies for Networked Education The raging growth of distance learning extends the reach of traditional educational approaches. Assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, one institution has developed a progressively expanding, networked distance education program.... |
Information Today
October 18, 2010 |
Full-Text Doctoral Dissertations on Middle East and Islamic Studies Available Free The British Library's partnership project with the Chicago-based Center for Research Libraries has now released digitized copies of 400 U.K. Ph.D. theses on Middle Eastern and Islamic studies. |
National Defense
September 2009
Grace V. Jean |
U.K. Military Spending on the Rise, Says MOD Official Quentin Davies, U.K. minister for defense equipment and support, categorically denied reports about upcoming budget cuts in U.K. military programs. |
Chemistry World
April 25, 2014
Emma Stoye |
EPSRC announces 83.5m boost for PhD training The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will invest an additional 83.5 million pounds this year in doctoral training partnerships in the UK, universities and science minister David Willetts has announced. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2001
Sylvia Charp |
E-Learning E-learning is seen as an alternative to taking courses in the traditional classroom setting, providing flexibility and convenience in education... |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2012
Paul McFedries |
I'm in the Mood for MOOCs To describe new massive open online college courses, we need new words. MOOCs are free, open to anyone, and designed to handle an extremely large number of students. |
Information Today
April 18, 2011 |
Critical Mention to Monitor BBC TV and Radio Content The addition of the BBC is designed to position the platform as the world's most powerful and comprehensive capture network in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., digitizing and indexing in real-time more than 30 hours of TV and radio content from around the world every 60 seconds. |
IDB America
June 2001
Paul Constance |
In search of the killer strategy An education expert argues that only a handful of large, rich institutions will succeed in selling virtual higher education... |
Chemistry World
September 7, 2012
Laura Howes |
10 million open access boost UK Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has today announced an additional investment of 10 million to help universities take up open access options. |
Chemistry World
October 12, 2010
Leila Sattary |
Browne Review: Scrap university fees cap Universities in England should no longer be restricted in the fees they can charge, according to a high profile report for the government published today. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2003
Gaylord & Tolliver |
Sharing E-Learning Services: Former Rivals Improve Education While Stretching Dollars Technology makes strange bedfellows. Archrivals on the football field and steely competitors for Ohio's best students, we at The University of Akron and Kent State University are joining forces to share an e-learning infrastructure. |
Chemistry World
November 3, 2010
Leila Sattary |
Universities to get 9000 fees option The UK government has announced today that university students in England will face tuition fees of up to 9000 per year. |
Information Today
April 15, 2013
Abby Clobridge |
The Wild West of MOOCs Massive Open Online Courses are the subject of many recent headlines. The issues cover everything from the future of higher education to using technology to deliver courses and textbooks on a global scale. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 1, 2000 |
Futureperspective - a Vision of Education for the 21st Century The creation and delivery of courses over the Web will be the driving force for educational change in the 21st century. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2010 |
National Awards to Foster Science Education In May, HHMI announced $79 million of new grants to help universities strengthen undergraduate and precollege science education nationwide. |
Mother Jones
February 2001
Eyal Press & Jennifer Washburn |
Digital Diplomas Welcome to the brave new world of higher education, where profesors are 'content experts,' classes are 'courseware,' and students are customers. But just what is a dot-com degree worth? |
Chemistry World
January 5, 2012
Patrick Walter |
UK Government Proposes Science Universities The UK government is inviting proposals for a 'new type of university' which would place a greater emphasis on science and technology courses and postgraduate education, although there would be no extra public money for their creation. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2002
Colleen Brandao |
Teaching online: Harnessing Technology's Power at Florida Virtual School With modest beginnings in 1996, FLVS has evolved from an instructional experiment based on distance learning to a successful mainstream educational alternative serving the students of Florida and beyond... |
Chemistry World
December 10, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Fees hike could focus the mind The UK government voted in favour of tripling the university fees cap to 9000 last night, although the vote was passed by a slim margin of just 21 votes. |
Searcher
May 2006
Barbie E. Keiser |
Beyond ERIC: The Early Years (Part 3) As education moves us from the realm of the child to the adult, the emphasis of the resources shifts from education to learning, with greater responsibility placed on the student for finding, using, sharing, and expanding knowledge in a particular discipline. |
Chemistry World
November 21, 2012
Eugene Gerden |
Russian universities face bleak future Russian universities are on the verge of massive cuts and restructuring after the publication of an audit of the country's state run universities branded 25% as 'inefficient'. |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
Stanley Reed in London |
School Daze At British Universities They're facing huge funding gaps as subsidies shrink and enrollments swell. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2004
Kim Jones |
2005: The Year of the Digital Campus Today, learning is no longer bound to a fixed location such as a classroom. Thanks to some innovative technology trends, the educational landscape is transforming into a "digital campus." |
InternetNews
September 17, 2009 |
Students Get a Deal on Windows 7 Microsoft launched sales promotions Thursday for Windows 7 in the U.S. and the U.K. - as well as in several other nations, that give deep discounts to students on upgrades to the new system as long as they have a valid e-mail address at a college or university. |
Information Today
Abby Clobridge |
'Academic Spring' Continues With Commentary on Open Access in the U.K. David Willetts, the U.K. Minister of State for Universities and Science, contributed to the dialogue with a speech presented on May 2 at the Publishers Association's annual meeting. |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2013
Eugene Gerden |
Russia looks to attract EU students The Russian government is planning to up its quota for foreign students studying on state funded places at its universities by 50%. The new quota will be set at 15,000 overseas students. |
Chemistry World
September 30, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Greek universities struggle in face of job cuts The mood of many teachers and researchers at Greek universities has plumbed new depths of despair in the wake of layoffs of administrative staff members that have triggered strikes and closures at several universities. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2001
Joshua D. Baron & Mercedes M. McKay |
Designing and Delivering an Online Course for K-12 Educators The design and delivery of a distance education course are complex undertakings. This is partly because the development process involves many interrelated elements that must work in unison to form a single system for learning... |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2001
Gregory Farrington & Stephen Bronack |
Sink or Swim? Higher education online: how do we know what works --- and what doesn't? |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2000
Julie Reinhart, Tiffany Anderson & Joseph Slowinski |
Creating a Pre-Service Teachers' Virtual Space Issues in Design and Development of Cross-Country Collaboration... |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2012
Tekla S. Perry |
John L. Hennessy: Risk Taker Stanford University's president predicts the death of the lecture hall as university education moves online |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2000
Nancy M. Short |
Asynchronous Distance Education A Five Step Approach to Eliminate Online Problems Before They Happen |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 25, 2011
Christensen & Eyring |
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University Online learning is a disruptive technology that is making colleges and universities reconsider their higher education models. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2005
Podoll & Randle |
Building a Virtual High School...click by click South Dakota's Rapid City Academy finds out just what it takes to provide a diverse population of students the flexibility offered by online learning. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2004 |
The Webby Awards The international honors for Web sites has opened up this year's competition to include categories for schools and universities, students, and general education. |
Information Today
July 12, 2012
Joanna Ptolomey |
Finch Report Reignites OA Storm The global research community and governments are looking to the U.K. for recommendations and solutions to funding and delivering open access models with the recent announcement of the report, "Expanding Access to Published Research Findings." |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2012
Eugene Gerden |
Russia targets top spots in university league tables The Russian government has earmarked RUB9 billion to enable its leading national universities to break into the top 100 in the global league tables. |
National Defense
August 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Closest of Allies, But Not When it Comes to Radios Despite considerable advances in tactical communications technology interoperability on the battlefield between U.S. and U.K. forces remains years away. |
Information Today
April 7, 2015 |
Springer and Jisc Work Toward Sustainable OA Publishing Springer Science+Business Media and Jisc reached an agreement that helps U.K. scientists comply with multiple funders' open access policies. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2002
Sylvia Charp |
Changes to Traditional Teaching Teaching and learning have changed as the use of technology becomes more prevalent... |
Chemistry World
June 20, 2012
Eugene Gerden |
Shake-up for Russian universities and research Russian university students could lose much of the financial support they currently enjoy under planned reforms |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2001 |
Students Want More College Information An online survey of over 600 high school juniors and seniors conducted by Embark found that 60% felt that they didn't have enough information about where they should apply to college... |
