You can’t get a diploma from these unaccredited online platforms, but many colleges’ generous transfer policies allow the credits to count toward a degree.
VitalSource's Annual Course Materials Report found that about a fifth of all students now purchase course materials directly through their LMS rather than through standard retail options.
Public higher education has faced significant turning points over the last 70 years. The mid-century GI Bill that cemented higher education’s place as a public good and a private gain is one. Another is the transfer of research from declining corporate labs to university labs in the 1980s, to carry forward technology, health and quality […]
One decision to be made in launching or expanding an e-textbook program is whether the office managing it should be on the business or the academic side. Here are two options. Campus store Since the retail manager negotiates the costs of digital course materials anyway, many institutions choose this administration model. Cornell University houses its […]
While educators continue debating the use of mobile devices in the classroom, the tide seems to be shifting in favor of a new mobile paradigm as a way to ease students’ transition into the workplace. According to a Marketing Charts study, today’s college student owns an average of seven mobile devices and spends nearly four […]
As costly as tuition and textbooks can be, poor planning and time management can raise the prices even higher. Richard O’Connor, director of financial aid at American International College in Massachusetts, says students at that institution have several options for saving on books. “About half of our students are low income, so just paying tuition […]
