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    Purdue University Joins The Party

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    Recently there have been an awful lot of announcements about big name colleges and universities (and some not so big name ones that are still interesting) offering free online non-credit courses. These schools are being rightfully praised for devoting...
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    An eLearning Graduate Reflects On How It's Done

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    Congratulations are in order to many people finishing their degrees at this time of year, but a special tip of the hat goes out to Nick Sproull , who's completing a Master's degree with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Michigan State...
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    Open Textbooks Get University Support

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    As covered in this space from time to time, there's an ever strengthening movement among educators to increase options available to schools, instructors, and students by developing open education resources — educational materials that are unencumbered...
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    A Cautionary Tale About Rankings

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    When it comes to deciding to which schools to apply, it's clearly a big decision. You want as much information about your choices as you can possibly get. What's the student to faculty ratio? What's their accreditation situation? What are...
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    University Of The People Continues To Gain Steam

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    For those unfamiliar with the University of the People, it's an attempt from educational entrepreneur Shai Reshef to establish a university that uses eLearning to make degree programs available to students around the world without charging them tuition...
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    Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

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    The National Parent Teacher Association has designated this week as Teacher Appreciation Week : Teachers — the people who educate us and give us the vital knowledge which we need to live our lives. They encourage, support, discipline and prepare...
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    Student Loan Interest Rate Relief Defeated By Senate

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    Recently in this space was an explanation of the proposed Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 and then some analysis of what the drawbacks of that approach might be . But with current and former students now owing a trillion dollars in student loan debt...
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    Media, Popular Reactions To edX Show Misunderstanding About eLearning

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    Winston Churchill famously remarked that the best argument against democracy was a five minute conversation with the average voter. And I once wrote that most callers to talk radio shows do their best to prove that Churchill was correct. But one might...
  • Inside eLearning by Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.

    “Creating” in Online Courses

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    Dear Dr. Nash, I'm taking an online course that's requiring me to create a portfolio and I'm enjoying it. I think it will help me gain skills I can use in my studies, my life, and my career. What are your thoughts? I've been reading about...
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    The Rise Of Prior Learning Assessment

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    The idea of earning college credit for what you already know has come a long way. Once an afterthought in higher education, it was long mostly (although never exclusively) touted by degree mills as a justification for paying them real money for a not...
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