Online education

FutureLearn phases out acronym for massive open online courses as internet learning evolves

Higher education institutions too slow to adapt what and how they teach, rival says

Staff at the ‘University of the Air’ are more optimistic after the end of an unloved era of leadership, but challenges remain

Billed as a remedy for career uncertainty, micro-credentials may play into bosses’ hands, critics warn

The computer scientist on the future of online education, seeing early demonstrations of Google, and why he wished he had cloned himself

University of the People strikes deals to allow its students to progress to leading institutions, but increasing proportion of recruits have dropped out elsewhere

Massey hopes to allow diaspora to share in resurgence of interest in indigenous culture 

Increasing use of technology on campus will erode division between online and offline education, according to Jeff Maggioncalda

Government allows fully online degree programmes in a bid to boost share of young people enrolling in higher education

Bums-on-seats model ‘failing millions of Chinese’, conference hears

Tech entrepreneur says there is a fear of AI and automation in Europe and North America while students in Asia see it as an opportunity

Head of QAA says a wave of allegations against alternative providers shows need for action on academic malpractice

University teachers are wrestling with the challenge of facilitating a new mode of online peer-to-peer learning, says Peter Kahn

Emerging online threats and tough new penalties for data breaches are forcing universities to take cyber security more seriously than ever, says Kamal Bechkoum

As a parliamentary committee calls for an independent review of Prevent, Steven Greer and Lindsey Bell argue that too much criticism of the anti-extremism programme is based on myths

A newcomer in the Oxford-Cambridge innovation corridor will reshape our understanding of what higher education is for, says Lynette Ryals

Woolf University aims to charge $57,600 (£41,462) for its first degrees

New courses from University of London and Imperial College London include platform’s first bachelor’s programme

University of Colorado Boulder master’s programme will ‘bring the laboratory experience’ to students at home

Murky cross-subsidy between university courses must be addressed by the government’s review of higher education funding, argues David Robinson

Sheffield Hallam University's vice-chancellor Chris Husbands explains why cutting tuition fees would harm social mobility and why variable fees are also a bad idea

A law graduate’s attempt to sue the University of Oxford for £1 million over ‘inadequate teaching’ sheds far more light on how students learn than current TEF metrics, says Gill Evans

Open University study finds that, while students dislike collaborative learning, they are more likely to pass if they take part in it

Long-held beliefs about the UK’s hierarchy of institutions do not stand up to scrutiny, and hold back progress, argues Edward Peck

Campaigners say US move could see download speeds for academic content slow and tuition fees rise

Following hype over their potential, online courses drained senior management time to the detriment of open educational resources, conference hears

Open University vice-chancellor claims that courses curated by technology giants might be more attractive than Russell Group’s offerings

Jisc has revealed its top social media superstars of the year, writes Chris Parr

Shift to lifelong learning opens up opportunities for ‘niche, digital’ providers, says Glyn Davis

Online learning design is now a refined art, says Geoff Webster, and universities must show they can produce high-quality courses at a reasonable cost

Elite universities must expand their intake to combat rising resentment directed at higher education, says Catharine B. Hill

Despite advances in artificial intelligence, humans will always have the edge over machines when it comes to teaching, says Aldwyn Cooper

Tasmanian researchers find it takes 10 hours to plan an hour’s lecture for online students, compared to eight hours for on-campus delivery