Late last year, MIT announced the launch of MITx, a nonprofit online platform that will allow anyone in the world to take the school's courses for free. Although the university emphasiz…

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PETAP, LLC (www.petap.org) has discovered recent reports on the subject of online education showing that not only are more students t…

ICDE is convening an online debate on open and distance learning on the UNESCO/ World Bank Group infoDev sponsored Educational Technology Debate portal. The debate will feature specific…

There's an ongoing debate about the role social media should play in education. Advocates point out the benefits that social media provides for today's digital learners while critics ca…

As the new year begins, education technology experts look at what's ahead for learners and educators. In 2012, higher education institutions will look to improve the learning experienc…