Education Commission: Broaden Access to AP Courses
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new report titled “Advanced Placement: Model Policy Components,” released by the Education Commission of The States, details the factors needed for successful Advanced Placement (AP) programs in high schools. Research shows that student participation in Advanced Placement (AP) classes, which were launched in 1955 by the College Board, strongly correlates […]
Annual Babson Survey Shows Online Courses Rise as Enrollment Declines
A report by The Babson Research Group has revealed that enrollment in online classes increased from 3.7 to 3.9 percent, with 5.8 million college students’ taking online courses in 2014 despite overall undergraduate enrollment declining. Babson has released this survey annually for 13 years and has based it on the responses of over 1,000 higher education officials nationwide. This […]
Coursera To Charge for Courses, Grading
Coursera has announced that they will begin to charge users who decide to submit assignments to be graded in certain courses. The company discussed the changes in a blog post on their website, adding that hundreds of new courses and Specializations will now be available to students, with some coming at a cost. A company spokesman told […]
India’s Bennett University, edX Team Up for Online Courses
India’s Bennett University and online education platform edX have signed an agreement for edX to be the worldwide provider of the University’s first online courses. Bennett University, a Times Group organization, will work with edX to create a blended curriculum for its students. Bennett University announced the collaborative effort with edX, part of which will be the creation […]