Online education

New report seeks to engage with criticisms of distance learning and suggests ways they can be overcome

Australian educators demand ‘clarity’ on whether pandemic concessions will be extended

Rather than repeating other institutions’ mistakes, universities should embrace established ‘modalities’ for collaborative online international learning – and appreciate it as more than a Covid stopgap

New university finds early success with online teaching in local environments worldwide, but fears higher education may already have lost the public

From hundreds of complaints over virtual teaching, a pattern of deference to institutions, except for those that had long discounted the format

Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance

Mahidol University is focusing on nurturing academic talent and introducing more flexible education in a bid to attract a wider pool of students, says its president Banchong Mahaisavariya

Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party pursues a residency requirement for rural Athabasca University, raising fears of lost talent

Jeff Grabill says lifelong learning will bring thousands more students to higher education, and universities must be honest about what they can expect

Chief of renowned university sees positive leadership role during Covid but admits miscues on edX and blind spots on cost discipline

Virtual tools have unprecedented power to bend teaching towards research-proven ideals, yet opportunity of lockdown getting squandered, MIT experts tell colleagues

Some institutions embracing in-person assessment again after lifting of Covid-19 regulations

One in 14 students who took tests monitored by ProctorU last year were caught breaking the rules

Experts warn much of doctoral training must remain analogue, as European survey suggests almost all programmes are aiming for quality online

The ambitious goals of online education cannot be achieved unless universities prioritise student mentoring and pastoral support, says Chandralekha Singh

Universities urged to work alongside edtech companies and other online players to improve offering to students

Growth can help arts university deliver access and ‘social purpose’ despite English funding freeze, says v-c, architect of Blair’s HE expansion target

As Ukrainian universities resume online teaching, experts say longer-term solutions must avoid brain drain and look to post-war recovery

Universities will be told what approaches to online education fail to meet Office for Students' requirements as government pushes for return to face-to-face education

Younger learners seeking to reskill and upskill brighten UK online education provider’s fortunes, says new CEO Andy Hancock

Running Bristol programme online still helped with student well-being compared with control group, study suggests 

Open access champion also proposes an IB for universities, as competition gives way to collaboration  

Outside a few elite institutions promising online formats for the coming semester, campus health experts fear monetary strains may overpower medical judgement

Intellectual property rights are likely to rest with lecturers despite university ownership claims, say legal experts

Jisc survey reveals staff feel innovation in remote learning is where they need more help 

Allowance needed for ‘upfront’ time cost of creating digital content, event hears

Head of San Francisco-based start-up university tackles ‘rumours’ about reforming degrees at UAE’s Zayed University

Measures to limit the dominance of Western universities in online learning may be required, says Getachew Engida

Corporations increasingly keen on hiring learners straight from online learning platforms, edX business head claims

Despite scepticism about the business model, short courses prove an earner for cash-starved institutions

Technologically proficient teachers ‘struggled just as much’ in pandemic-induced online stampede

UCU warns that unauthorised reuse of lecturers’ materials across multiple academic years could lead to strike action

THE survey finds that students rate in-person tuition significantly more highly

Universities recognise the need for flexible and continuing education but are still seeking the most appropriate strategy. Anna McKie reports

Analysis using institution-wide cohorts also documents pattern of online courses giving higher grades and worse outcomes

Strategist also warns that politicisation of funding means universities in countries most dependent on the government would fare worst

Asia operations are either being expanded or newly opened as the countries' universities aim to keep students engaged and enrolled

Many might be digital natives, but students warm to academics’ warts-and-all e-learning efforts

Nobel laureate among professors vowing to move courses on to non-profit alternative platform after deal with 2U

Our innovative, empathic and cooperative approach to the pandemic needs to be used to address more deep-seated problems such as poverty and inequality, says Chantal Jouannet Valderrama

Transitioning to remote and hybrid modes has made the university experience about more than the transmission of knowledge, says Sergio Pulgarín Molina

The $800 million deal could prompt further consolidation within sector, experts say

Deal will enable for-profit provider 2U to reach almost 40 million learners on edX 

The pandemic has hit older populations harder than the young. Might the same be true of universities? Ellie Bothwell considers if the flexibility and agility of younger institutions made them more resilient than their longer established peers

Many UK institutions say they do not plan to return to pre-pandemic methods and will use next academic year to test new approaches

Governments have focused on building up a lavishly funded research elite, but the forced switch online has made them realise losers in this system cannot cope

Dartmouth case seen as exposing national unpreparedness for online exams that predated Covid and still needs fixing

Sustainable development expert Jeffrey Sachs also warns against rise of a ‘monopoly Amazon university’

Survey of German students finds higher levels of cheating during online exams than in on-site exams for the 2020 summer semester

UPP polling suggests criticism of universities that are sticking with digital lectures may not be entirely justified

For some students, but certainly not all, ‘this version of learning is way better than anything that existed before’

New short courses aimed at professionals come with £2,000 price tag

Calbright faces 2022 closure deadline after troubled start

Tough choices and bold strategies are needed if universities are to navigate the perilous landscape that lies ahead, argue Michael Braun and Scott Latham

Making historic ‘misrepresentations’ a reportable offence could affect even overseas study   

Complaints about essay mills peaked as online delivery concerns subsided, regulator’s report says

‘Extremely careful’ attitude reflects scepticism over vaccine roll-out, but also unexpected success of forced switch to online learning

Equity expert also highlights the risks of competitive grading and the benefits of diverse groupings

BAME scholars have relished the chance to be creators and performers in their own space, free to express themselves fully and creatively, says Jonathan Wilson

Despite evidence that images can support higher-level thinking, their application is still marginalised, say Nataša Lacković and Zoe Hurley