Online education

Familiarity with remote formats tempered by concerns over racism and health, survey finds

Commonwealth institutions point to successes during lockdown as well as barriers

Even before coronavirus hit, Hong Kong was investing in new types of online education that challenge teaching conventions

Short courses to be bankrolled through flexibly applied institutional funding ‘envelopes’

As universities accept that online learning is here to stay, we hear from three experts how to ensure students are able to effectively engage with remote teaching

Discounted courses ‘are what the country needs’, but the numbers don’t stack up for universities

Development is coming mostly from centralised government platforms and private universities, but low internet penetration is just one of the hurdles faced by the country

Some of the country’s most prestigious universities may return to in-person exams following newspaper report

Reform-minded Arizona State University president shares vision for a successful university model in wake of pandemic, saying institutions have done an ‘inadequate job of social empowerment’

Even students on remote atolls face familiar problems around inequitable access to the internet and family support, says Geoff Goodman

As we integrate online learning more into on-campus classes, let’s break away from synchronous classroom models, says Dilip Soman

As most universities digitise all their teaching, they are finding it very difficult to deliver education online. Gorgi Krlev offers three challenges to conventional wisdom

University chiefs laud success of rapid online pivot but say campus-based programmes will not disappear any time soon

Guidance confirms most planning blended teaching approach from autumn, but specifics will vary based on location, size and type of university

Pandemic-driven shifts could ‘accelerate’ rise of continent’s universities, leaders tell THE event

Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion

As the president of a university where ‘crossing borders is in our DNA’, Fernando León Garcia urges institutions to ensure that new e-mobility programmes are more than just a pale reflection of study abroad

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

Longevity experts predict that with universities forced online and desperate for new revenue, shift to older students will follow

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions

While overhauls of workforce and institutional architecture beckon, Australian report predicts esteem for expertise in post-pandemic world

Experts say 2020 will be a watershed year for online education, both during and after the Covid-19 pandemic

McGraw-Hill and Cengage abandon union after government demands heavy culling

Students in the Netherlands are resisting use of software to stop cheating on exams, citing concerns about consent, intrusion and security of personal data

Survey results show online switch ‘going better than expected’, says union. But students at universities of applied sciences appear harder hit

But commentators question legality, terminology and strategic value

Lawyer warns over alleged meeting between institutions on foreign students

Change borne of necessity could usher in major benefits in flexibility, retention, student success and cost savings, pioneers suggest

Entrepreneur behind University of the People says he hopes the online offerings of traditional universities will not ‘ruin’ virtual education for students

Jo Johnson tells Times Higher Education event that universities should ‘take advantage’ of crisis to build on experience of online teaching

SNHU bets crisis will push student demand for no-frills model

Tawana Kupe says pandemic will ‘exacerbate existing inequalities’ in South Africa

Some students may be at a disadvantage as e-learning relies heavily on home environments, experts say  

The popular online conference tool, used by millions of teachers and students globally, is beset with security concerns  

Integrity benefits of remote assessment via tech and change in attitudes outweigh the drawbacks, experts say