For all the efforts underway to make Massive Open Online Courses a major part of American higher education, only a few initiatives have targeted community colleges as a venue for them to reach and educate students.
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5/29/2013
Dozens of Boston area schools have stepped up in support of a proposal put on the table by Sen. Elizabeth Warren which would essentially stop interest rates for students to borrow from doubling, and set the rates equal to those given to large financial institutions like banks.
5/29/2013
Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff said it was critical the nursing college building be moved from leased space at 12th and O streets in downtown Lincoln. It's not a safe environment, he said.
5/29/2013
The Ferris State University campus is getting a facelift that will result in a modern, future-oriented University Center to better meet the needs of students, faculty, staff and the community.
5/29/2013
A $23 million center to test the viability of biofuels made from miscanthus and other plants will get underway at the University of Illinois later this year, a bridge between the research laboratory and full-scale commercial production.
5/28/2013
The open course frameworks were created through collaborative work between members of the Lumen Learning team and faculty members at nine institutions participating in the Kaleidoscope Open Course Initiative.
5/28/2013
The top one-year performer among direct-sold 529 plans was the resident-only version of the CollegeAccess 529 program inSouth Dakota, managed by Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, while Nevada's USAA 529 College Savings Plan scored best for five-year performance. For ten-year performance, Alaska's T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan ranked highest.
5/28/2013
CoursEval is a leading web and mobile-based surveying and evaluation software solution for education institutions. With an over 90% customer retention rate, the highly customizable solutions provides institutions with the flexibility and permission control to create the exact structure to get the most out of their course evaluation data. CoursEval also makes it easy to create and organize complex surveys across departments and campuses.
5/28/2013
Anyone who has ever purchased books for college knows quite well, they are extremely expensive and increasing in cost nearly every year. Many students have experienced a definite case of sticker shock when they learned how much they would have to pay for their textbooks.
5/28/2013
Saying that excessive swipe fees that would otherwise be returned to students through lower prices, grant aid, and improved student services are being misdirected toward credit card companies, the NACS submitted an opt-out notification and objection filing to the proposed credit card swipe-fee settlement.
5/28/2013
Over the past eight years, DeJoy and Wos have provided scholarship assistance to more than 50 North Carolina and Estonian students.
5/28/2013
Available either directly to students or through wholesale arrangements with partner colleges and universities, the program will fill a growing need for individuals who need help from homesickness to roommate conflicts to more serious issues and, at the same time, assist schools in the retention of students.
5/28/2013
Enterasys also attained success with Enterasys University, its networking certification program, and plans to roll out a University Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) initiative in the coming weeks.
5/28/2013
The major challenge for MOOCs and free online education is that despite attracting mass volumes of students, most people fail to complete the course and therefore do not achieve the learning objectives.
5/28/2013
The assessments are a part of the Tennessee College and Career Planning System, powered by Kuder® (TCCPS) a free online resource sponsored by Edsouth, a Tennessee-based nonprofit organization that provides support services and educational loan programs for students and parents throughout the country.
