Online education
‘Portfolio’ academics undertaking teaching for a range of platforms are playing an increasingly important role
Spreading the word on social media about research can help academics get ahead, but is it too much of a distraction, asks Brooke Erin Duffy
Providing support for learners on low-cost ‘flat-pack degrees’ is key to expanding international higher education in Australia and worldwide, says Merlin Crossley
University will establish 50 degrees over the next five years
Research highlights concerns around quality despite medium being preferred by many Western universities
New president keen to support Paris institution’s ‘agility’, according to its leader
Figures highlight challenges faced by European universities seeking to educate refugees
Ian Jacobs says visits by hundreds of thousands of international and lifelong learners on short courses will transform campus life
Indiana public higher education institution eyes for-profit online provider’s technological expertise
The Duke of York’s support for London Met shows how the Royal Family can make a difference in higher education, says Jack Grove
US researchers claim 76 per cent success rate in using video analysis to identify likely misconduct
What will hold back the use of technology in higher education over the next five years?
Expansion into ‘digitally advanced market’ confirms platform is ‘firmly on the map’, says chief executive
Universities should be providing students with the skills to understand and handle media manipulation, say academics behind a new study
Deakin University will deliver six postgraduate degrees via the online platform
World's top-ranking university announces course on economic development through new collaboration with online platorm edX
Students on courses that combine online delivery with face-to-face interaction are the least satisfied in Times Higher Education’s US student survey
Platform to ‘continue developing’ an educational role after pilot broadcast in partnership with UCL
Spanish university’s new teaching space mixes videoconferencing and online collaboration with data analysis and emotional recognition technology
FutureLearn's Simon Nelson says universities must go through ‘organisational pain’ of prioritising learning technology or suffer the consequences
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Last week, the UK’s universities minister threatened to fine institutions that pay their v-cs more than the prime minister without a strong justification. We present three perspectives on the debate
We need to call off the witch-hunt and trust in the capacity of our students to learn, says Bruce Macfarlane
The bullying and subsequent suicide of a talented Ivy League scientist exposes ugly truths about the cruelty and dysfunction at the heart of academic science
No tax inspector or police officer can claim rights over what they write for their jobs, so why should academics, asks Gabriel Egan
Lack of job security, limited support from management and weight of work-related demands on time among risk factors