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...
NYU partners with University of the People
Lewin, T. (2011) Partnership to Further Global Quest by N.Y.U. New York Times, June 8
New York University, one of the most selective, elite private universities...
Quality assurance in e-learning: two developments
Have you just seen Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and can't wait to get there? If you can get it organized in a week,...
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...
The digital future of higher education, on video
Videos have now been posted of presentations at two conferences in British Columbia, both looking at the future of digital learning.
The digital future of...
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...
An independent view of Capella University
Kim, J. (2011) What I learned about Capella U, Inside Higher Education, February 1
Kim, J. (2011) My hopes for Capella U, Inside Higher Education,...
Understanding higher education accreditation in the USA
Lederman, D. (2011) Mend it, Don't End It, Inside Higher Education, February 4
This is a useful article for those both inside and outside the...
Crossing state borders: the complexity of delivering online
Kolowich, S. (2011) The states of online regulation Inside Higher Education, January 21
This is a report of a new study by Eduventures that looks...
What can the public sector learn from the for-profits?
Wood, P. (2011) For-profits break the monopoly on what college can be Chronicle of Higher Education, January 11
A thoughtful article on the pros and...