Recent CSU Report Describes Benefits, Challenges, and Potential of Online Courses

By Henry Kronk January 20, 2018

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One of the most glaring issues with the current state of online courses among CSUs is that very few students enroll in online courses at different campuses. To be exact, an average of just two full-time students per campus enrolled in another campuses’ course in the fall semester of 2015.


What Is the Role of Online Program Management? Eastern Michigan University Just Got Closer to a Decision, and the Faculty Aren’t Happy

By Henry Kronk January 19, 2018

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When a professor wishes to take their course online, it requires more than just uploading their lecture powerpoints to a learning management system. They’re going to want to consult with professionals when recording the video and audio of their lectures. They’ll need an IT guy to make sure that the university’s servers or cloud storage […]


New Study Suggests Availability of Federal Loans Caused Tuition to Skyrocket

By Henry Kronk January 15, 2018

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It’s not so much that nonprofit educators were weaned off the dole. Instead, students were able to borrow more and more money. As more funds were made available to students, institutions saw an opportunity to squeeze more revenue out of their customers and raise tuition. This also has been seen in for-profit institutions, which take a vast majority of their revenues from federal student loans. It likely explains the massive surge in cheaper and more focused online programs, such as coding bootcamps and microdegrees.


Lectures Are Outdated Technology

By Henry Kronk January 13, 2018

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The lecture is a product of the age in which it was invented. The fact that it has survived over the centuries is a testament to its one-time efficacy. That age, however, is over. It is time to forgo the pedagogy in exchange for more suitable teaching methods, such as group work, informal quizzing, flipped learning, online help seeking and other strategies that have proven effective.


Kaplan-Purdue Merger Now Has a Name

By Cait Etherington January 11, 2018

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Early last year, Purdue University, one of the nation’s prestigious land grant institutions, announced that it had purchased Kaplan University from Kaplan Inc. This week the university announced that the new entity will be called Purdue University Global. But will this new institution be able to overcome the controversies that have plagued its existence from […]


As the Feds Deregulate For-Profit Education, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Keeps Watch

By Henry Kronk December 26, 2017

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While Schneiderman’s target of choice might have sent a somewhat tone-deaf message, his moves should be welcomed by American learners. As his state government has worked to relentlessly enforce regulation in for-profit education, the Trump administration has done all it can to deregulate.


The Case for Synchronous Online Courses

By Henry Kronk December 07, 2017

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For many learners, online degrees are ideal because they are non-synchronous. They allow people to complete their studies and further their career on their own time, outside of a semester schedule. They can keep their jobs, maintain their roles in their family, and remain with their community while learning.


Robots in the Classroom: How a Program at Michigan State Is Taking Blended Learning to New Places

By Henry Kronk December 05, 2017

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Each remote student streams in and controls one robot, which allows them to literally and figuratively take a seat at the table.


Dr. Kathryn Linder Discusses Online Learning Efficacy and OSU’s New Database

By Henry Kronk November 14, 2017

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I think this would be a great starting point to have a sense of the studies that have been done in their specific disciplines or in closely related disciplines if they were looking to increase their confidence in their ability in online learning in a particular field.


Why Online Courses Are Still Unpopular Among Professors

By Henry Kronk November 01, 2017

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Only 1 in 10 institutions let their professors maintain sole ownership over their online courses. 41% allowed for joint ownership and about a third of universities claimed outright possession.