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Articles by Chris Parr
Massive open online courses¡¯ lack of study support, for-profit aims may not be ethical, Online and Open-Access Learning in Higher Education conference hears
US president Barack Obama has said that taxpayers ¡°cannot continue to subsidise higher and higher and higher costs of higher education¡± in his annual State of the Union Address, and published proposals that would require colleges to meet performance thresholds to qualify for federal funding.
Five massive open online courses, or Moocs, have been recommended for credit by the American Council on Education, meaning students who complete the courses could potentially use their experience as currency towards a college degree.
¡®Web star¡¯ predicts bonfire of the inanities in US sector
US academy considers impact of cuts and competition
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
Indie musician and the OFT¡¯s former chief economist, takes chair at ¡®creative¡¯ UEA
Around 70 protesters gathered outside the University of London¡¯s Senate House today to campaign for better rights for outsourced university staff.
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
Affirmative action judgment could have repercussions across US. Chris Parr reports
EU should place spiritual values above potential profit in funding considerations, Chris Parr hears
Online study certificates go on sale, but Coursera¡¯s Andrew Ng tells Chris Parr they won¡¯t match traditional degrees
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
Students at some of the UK¡¯s leading university computer science departments are going head-to head to prove their cyber security skills by battling it out in an online code-breaking challenge.
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
Lecturers¡¯ live-to-camera marking of student work proves to be a low-budget hit, reports Chris Parr
The UK's top 100 degree-level employers recruited fewer graduates than expected in 2012, while expected increases in the number of vacancies this year will still leave recruitment figures 11 per cent lower than pre-recession levels.
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
University professors have the least stressful career in the US - narrowly beating tailors and seamstresses into second place, a job listing website has found
A sociology lecturer at the University of Birmingham is at the centre of a redundancy row that could lead to industrial action among the institution¡¯s 1,000 University and College Union members.
Edinburgh¡¯s chief information officer offers advice for Futurelearn platform. Chris Parr reports
An interview with former foreign secretary David Miliband is among the first podcasts now available on Times Higher Education's own podcast channel.
