Health and Human Services announces early learning grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that six states, including Vermont, would be awarded Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grants. Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will also receive a portion of the $280 million in grant awards. Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin said his state's $37 milli...
Massive Open Online Courses (“MOOCs”) are free online courses offered by institutions of higher education to individuals across the world, without any admissions criteria. Through web-based courses hosted by MOOC platforms such as Coursera or edX, student-participants learn by accessing media, including documents, pictures and uploaded lectures on the course website.
While MOOCs may m...
NEJHE on Models that Will Change Higher Ed Forever
MOOCs claim to make education accessible to everyone, but institutions offering MOOCs have yet to define best practices for accessible design. For many, universal design efforts end when course video material has been captioned. Captioning is important, but the idea that you can just caption course video and call a MOOC accessible belongs on the ...
For decades. the cost of serving college students, from community colleges to Ivy League institutions, has been a barrier that has blocked access for many who want an education. With a recent massification effort aimed at producing more college graduates for the workplace, the enrollment numbers have increased and student debt load has become a real concern. Tuition costs are often perceived as th...
We are pleased to have a new contract with @DellTech for for #virtualization and #DataCenter modernization solutions. This contract is not only available to our #Midwest region but also to our sister compacts @nebhe @srebeducation @wicheEDU https://bit.ly/2021DellTech
Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn more about @creativecommons. This Thurs (8/5) at 3 CT, @cgreen will share about professional learning opportunities for the #Midwest region and our sister compacts @nebhe @srebeducation @wicheEDU #OpenEducation https://bit.ly/210805CCMHEC
Kudos to @NancyThomasIDHE @tufts on @LuminaFound Grant to Support #HigherEducation’s Role in Preparing Students for an Inclusive Democracy https://www.newswise.com/articles/institute-for-democracy-higher-education-receives-lumina-foundation-grant-to-support-higher-education-s-role-in-preparing-students-for-an-inclusive-democracy#.YQRTac9mgrI.twitter | also note @nebhe #NEJHE https://nebhe.org/journal/reinvigorating-democracy-a-nejhe-qa-with-nancy-thomas-of-tufts/
Health and Human Services announces early learning grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that six states, including Vermont, would be awarded Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grants. Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will also receive a portion of the $280 million in grant awards. Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin said his state's $37 milli... 
Massive Open Online Courses (“MOOCs”) are free online courses offered by institutions of higher education to individuals across the world, without any admissions criteria. Through web-based courses hosted by MOOC platforms such as Coursera or edX, student-participants learn by accessing media, including documents, pictures and uploaded lectures on the course website.
While MOOCs may m... 
For decades. the cost of serving college students, from community colleges to Ivy League institutions, has been a barrier that has blocked access for many who want an education. With a recent massification effort aimed at producing more college graduates for the workplace, the enrollment numbers have increased and student debt load has become a real concern. Tuition costs are often perceived as th... 
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