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Articles by Chris Parr
Vince Cable has said any sense of ¡°triumph¡± over new figures showing a decline in student immigration is ¡°absurd¡±, as he issued a strong defence of international student movement
Stay-at-home students who attend a local university should be eligible for cut-price tuition fees of ?5,000 a year, according to an influential commission of higher education experts
Some employers are nervous about incorporating the Higher Education Achievement Report into their graduate recruitment process, a report has found.
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Lack of online interaction could signal need for support, research suggests
UK-based provider is readying itself for launch in the autumn
The US massive open online course platform edX has signed up 15 more universities, more than doubling its number of higher education partners.
A US academic has proposed creating a massive open online course on Coursera that explores the effect of the company¡¯s business model on global higher education.
Universities minister David Willetts has defended the student finance system against criticisms that it is unsustainable and will not bring in the amount of money required to fund the sector long term.
¡°It¡¯s Mooc or die¡±, a university vice-chancellor has said, claiming that institutions must embrace the massive open online course movement and adapt their teaching methods or face a tough future.
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Postgraduates recount ill-treatment by academics as well as bosses
Comedian Johnny Vegas has mounted a heart-felt defence of art school, claiming that the new fees regime will dissuade students from deprived backgrounds studying for creative degrees to the detriment of society.
Sixteen UK higher education institutions are to benefit from a ?50 million investment in research projects designed to drive economic growth, the universities and science minister has said.
Open online courses¡¯ cohort much less massive at finish line
Will Yale¡¯s lure empty out the sixth forms?
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Data infrastructure centre ¡®decimated¡¯, says 16-year veteran
One of the largest US massive open online course providers has announced a deal with publishers that will allow students free access to relevant excerpts from text books for the duration of their studies.
From Bram Stoker¡¯s Dracula to Edward Cullen in the Twilight series, vampire characters have long had the ability to capture the public¡¯s imagination.
Four more universities have announced plans to offer massive open online courses via the UK-based Futurelearn platform, taking the total number of higher education institutions involved to 21.
Two-minute blasts from students¡¯ own music collections to allow dancing in lectures every 20 minutes is one of the techniques being employed by a university to encourage less sedentary behaviour while learning.
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The first pan-European massive open online course initiative has been launched by the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities.
