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The article profiles online higher education company Coursera, as of 2013. The author describes the company's product, massive open online courses (MOOCs), and recounts his experience taking a MOOC on history from Coursera. He discusses other forms of online college courses, including those available through the iTunes U online digital media store and those for students of particular colleges. Topics include Coursera's business model and revenue potential.

The article presents information on the lessons learned from the use of Virtual Commerce (VCommerce) in graduate courses at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii and Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan during semesters of 2000. VCommerce offers a framework for students to develop Internet-based business. VCommerce is a simulation game that belongs to the process of new venture creation. The strength and weakness of the VCommerce approach are illustrated in the lessons. A rich educational environment is offered by VCommerce to facilitate a more sophisticated understanding of technical management. The pace of software-based product development is reflected by VCommerce.

The article questions the impact of artificial intelligence technology on education using the 1957 science fiction short story "Profession" by Isaac Asimov as a literary point of comparison. The proliferation of massive open online courses as a means of computer science education is described along with the Online Master of Science in Computer Science degree program at the College of Computing of Georgia Institute of Technology.

A collection of charts are presented, listing graduate-level e-learning programs at U.S. universities in areas such as business, education, and engineering.

The article reports on improvements in online college courses, or "e-learning," that correct the previous deficiencies of such educational experiences. Some colleges and universities and their professors are redesigning Internet courses to incorporate the latest graphic and interactive features of the Web, such as wikis and digital avatars, to keep students engaged.

The article offers information on high usage of internet among the college students of the U.S. based universities and colleges and approaches for the management of bandwidth allocation. The topics addressed include details on the factors which played a role in an increased usage of the internet along with information on devices which are used by students for internet usage purpose comprising smartphones and desktop and laptop computers.

The article discusses the financial aspects of online higher education in America as of 2018, and it mentions the University North Carolina (UNC) Kenan-Flagler Business School's partnership with the 2U Inc. online-program manager and cloud computing software firm based in Lanham, Maryland. It states that UNC is now the largest online master of business administration (M.B.A.) degree provider in America. College tuition revenue and profits are assessed.

The article features the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Topics covered include the school's playful and transgressive approach to architecture, the embrace of the Internet at UIC, adopting many of the composition techniques on the Internet, and the school's interest in aggregation and collage.

The article discusses the teachin approaches in business schools focusing on the use of telepresence allowing remote students and instructors to interact in real time. It mentions three business schools integrating telepresence technology to improve the global reach and interactive nature of online programs, which include the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business, Harvard Business School, and IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.

The article focuses on high-speed internet in U.S. colleges and how it is impacting distance education. It comments on the use of Massive Open Online Courses and interactive coursework by community colleges and universities and states colleges are needing increasing amounts of bandwidth to provide services and allow students to utilize their mobile devices effectively. It mentions the use of cloud computing and software-as-a-service by colleges and the development of service-aware networks.

The article focuses on massive open online course (MOOC) and information and its applications. It states that the MOOCs were designed by college professors to deliver a free and global access to higher education courses through the Internet. Among the primary business applications for corporate MOOCs include training opportunities for their technology professionals, influencing customers and ecosystem partners, and providing valuable skill-development opportunities.

The article presents a panel discussion about the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) practice in the higher education computing and information environment, featuring individuals within the higher education information technology. Megan Fitch of Beloit College believes that BYOD is not a passing fad and institutions have more to gain by embracing BYOD. Dale B. Hulvey of James Madison University talks about his concerns about enabling BYOD on the campus. Keith McIntosh of Pima County Community College District states that the establishment of BYOD within higher education will trigger cultural change, citing the growth of the demand for and popularity of mobile devices.

The article presents a profile of U.S. theological seminaries which are seeking to adopt more online learning courses and services as of 2013. Examples are given of successful initiatives launched by Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary of Massachusetts, Yale Divinity School of New Jersey, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary of North Carolina. Comments are then offered noting the particular challenges and benefits of online course work in theology.

The article discusses technology and higher education in the U.S. as of November/December 2012, with a focus on distance learning, massive open online courses (MOOCs), and increasing public dissatisfaction over college education. Topics include free online courses offered by universities like Harvard and Princeton, online educational startup Udacity, and innovations in data processing.

A condensed reprint of the article "Online, Bigger Classes May Be Better Classes" by Marc Parry, from the September 3, 2010 issue of "The Chronicle of Higher Education," is presented. The article discusses open teaching, or the teaching of free online university courses made available to people not enrolled at a university. Users can participate in the online course through discussions on blogs, message boards, or online social networks.

The article discusses various topics related to the impact of online tools on the communication line within the universities and colleges. It states that the utilization of Internet is seen among teenagers due to the influence of technology. Meanwhile, Ulster County Community College (UCCC) redirects to Google AdWords in seeking prospective students. Nicole Finkbeiner, director of Public Information and Marketing at Kellogg Community College (KCC), commented that personal interaction with students is still crucial in terms of collecting information. It also mentions that entering to new media will be another burden for the administrators due to lack of time and resources.

The article discusses the challenges on the integration of technology on the teaching models in higher education. It mentions the benefits of using technology in the educational system such as the promotion of communication with more people to collaborate learning at almost zero cost and enables participation in content production news production and knowledge production. It notes several difficulties in the application of technology such as demographics and private-sector competition. It concludes by suggesting to take advantage on the potential of new technologies and accept the educational opportunities to tackle difficult issues of the world in the 21st century.

The article discusses issues that challenge higher education to doubt its basic assumptions and methods of operation on people, places and processes. It highlights the impact of Internet and technology in higher education. Moreover, it also highlights the importance of developing business models to generate higher revenue.

The article outlines the basic steps needed to go from traditional course curriculum to an online course rich in content and technically savvy. It notes that online courses became popular throughout the education spectrum due to convenience and flexibility. Understanding the use of course management system (CMS) is needed in organizing the course content into modules. The intuitive layout of the modules is significant since they are form the concept and navigational structure of the course. Teachers are suggested to contact their students approximately 7-10 days before the start date of the course. It adds that the student expectation list will help the teachers and students prevent future frustration.

The article offers information about virtual learning, the transformation of education through online learning, at the Florida Virtual School (FLVS). FLVS realized that success in education concerns on understanding the customer and finding the sweet spot between the wants and needs of the customers and that students are drawn to the communication tools they use daily to interact with their peers. Its students participate in online literacy fairs and awareness forums on hunger and AIDS. One report reveals that students who enrolled in its online courses outperformed their peers in traditional schools.

The author focuses on marginal annotation as a way to teach students how to write an essay. He claims that it is better for tutors to talk to their students about how to write than spend time annotating the margins of an essay. He notes that the comments inserted in the margin are almost always retroactive in the sense that they take up points specific to the essay. He also mentions the move of institutions to require electronic submission of essays as it eliminates the disadvantages of handwritten marginal annotation.

The article focuses on the impact of the rapidly-growing virtual environments on the educational system in the U.S. It says that the emergence of the Internet and social media services, that connect an ever-growing population through online communities, have given colleges and universities a broad range of services and easy access to information for their students. Meanwhile, it notes that the most obvious and early incentive for businesses to become involved in virtual worlds was the opportunity to market their services to a highly sough-after demographic. Unlike the Internet, which is based on standardized protocols that work across many platforms, virtual worlds technology presently is still largely based on closed proprietary systems.

The article focuses on the efforts of Professor George Kontos of the Bowling Green Community College in Western Kentucky University to apply the principles for effective undergraduate education to online classes. It notes that a lack of contact between students and faculty has been a frequent complaint in online classes. Kontos considers the fourth concept, giving prompt feedback, as the most important of the principles.

This article reveals that online learning programs can help college students in the U.S. finish their degree. It explains that during fall 2006 term the were around 3.5 million students who took at least one online course. It calls on institutions of higher education to offer online courses to students to help them finish or acquire a degree. It mentions several colleges such as Athabasa University in Canada and University of Phoenix that offer online courses. INSET: MANAGING EXTERNAL FACTORS.

The article talks about the distance learning education offered by community colleges to reach developmental learners. The author said that distance learning was already offered for several years but only the arrival of online course management system wherein distance learning became a part of a major paradigm shift in higher education. She explained that online distance learning applied corporate concepts to education where students were called the consumers and the course contents were considered as the products. A statistics report showing that the developmental students may possibly come from ethnic minorities is also reported.

The article presents an argument for the credibility of online knowledge community resource information, such as that presented on Wikipedia. As she did in her previous article by the same name, printed in the March 23, 2007 issue of the "Chronicle of Higher Education," the author refers to the Middlebury College history department's unwillingness to accept Wikipedia as a "credible scholarly" source for reference papers. She explains that errors occur in most publications, and that Wikipedia and its like have the advantage of being able to fix reported errors in a timely manner. She suggests teaching the practice of research in the digital age and encouraging learning and knowledge communities. She notes that Middlebury College has held open debates on the topic.

The article offers amateur golfers information on how to find the right college or university for them. Article topics include advice from golf recruiters and former players, a poll on the percentage of schools that provide uniforms for players, rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, as well as how the Internet can be used as a helpful tool. Additional article topics include how to narrow your choices, the importance of scholarships, and when the best time to visit schools is.

The article provides information about the web called "Web 2.0." This dynamic creation was made with the combination of high bandwidth admission and new development tools such as searching, instant messaging, blogging or podcasting, wikis, RSS or subscription, and mobility. According to techtarget.com, the word Web 2.0 was first used by O'Reilly Media and Medialive International in 2004 during a next-generation web conference. Web 2.0 is continuing to make new applications everyday by allowing student and faculty to experience new ways of interacting and learning.

Provides information on the advantages of online education to college students and institutions in the U.S. Cost of online education; Factors that contribute to the increase in the number of online education enrollees; Intangible benefits of offering distance education programs. INSET: Getting Started With Distance Ed.