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The key problem with MOOCs

The key problem with MOOCs

Recommendations, Technology December 17, 2013 at 12:56 pm

Earlier this fall, in between writing for Thesis and teaching two community college classes, I enrolled in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): “Central Challenges in American National Security, Strategy, and the Press.” The urge, while mostly compulsive, was driven by the immediate, fluid state of the international climate (SyriaRead More

State aid cuts exacerbate public college tuition hikes

State aid cuts exacerbate public college tuition hikes

College, Collegiate, Education News October 21, 2013 at 6:22 pm

Three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and rapidly increasing tuition costs –or at least that’s probably how many college students and their parents feel.  According to long-term data gathered by the College Board Annual Survey of Colleges and the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES), college tuition costsRead More

College Rankings Are Inaccurate Measures of Success

College Rankings Are Inaccurate Measures of Success

College October 8, 2013 at 4:35 pm

Purdue University President Mitch Daniels went on Chuck Todd’s The Daily Rundown this morning to express his concerns over university rankings and their impact on the financial decisions that parents and students make. While the former Gov. of Indiana believes there should be measurable markers to determine how well aRead More

Will For-Profit Colleges Be Held Accountable?

Will For-Profit Colleges Be Held Accountable?

College September 9, 2013 at 4:45 pm

Washington: A Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meets for the first time today to discuss the regulation of “Gainful Employment” standards at American colleges across the country. The meeting is the first of three that will be held this week; the last three will be held the week of October 21st. WhileRead More

To Humanity, or not to Humanity

To Humanity, or not to Humanity

College, Recommendations September 6, 2013 at 3:57 pm

With the Fall Semester kicking off for thousands of college students across the country, it is time for many of them to start asking themselves: “So what classes do I take?” Some will have a definitive future goal in mind: the law; marine biology; teaching. But for every student thatRead More