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The Duke of York¡¯s support for London Met shows how the Royal Family can make a difference in higher education, says Jack Grove

US researchers claim 76 per cent success rate in using video analysis to identify likely misconduct

What will hold back the use of technology in higher education over the next five years?

Expansion into ¡®digitally advanced market¡¯ confirms platform is ¡®firmly on the map¡¯, says chief executive

Universities should be providing students with the skills to understand and handle media manipulation, say academics behind a new study

Deakin University will deliver six postgraduate degrees via the online platform

World's top-ranking university announces course on economic development through new collaboration with online platorm edX

Students on courses that combine online delivery with face-to-face interaction are the least satisfied in Times Higher Education¡¯s US student survey

Platform to ¡®continue developing¡¯ an educational role after pilot broadcast in partnership with UCL

Spanish university¡¯s new teaching space mixes videoconferencing and online collaboration with data analysis and emotional recognition technology

FutureLearn's Simon Nelson says universities must go through ¡®organisational pain¡¯ of prioritising learning technology or suffer the consequences 

Internationalisation is unpopular with swathes of the public and it needs a makeover, says Janet Beer

The Open University's vice-chancellor says now is the moment to turn around decline in part-time study

Author of research into e-learning suggests faculty are eager to adapt their teaching to meet new demands

Daphne Koller says online platform reached millions of learners largely because of the publicity, both good and bad, about Moocs

Alice Bonasio on why it is finally time for virtual learning, and how Second Life never really went away

Certain fields are unable to participate in ¡®democratisation of education¡¯ because of issues such as copyright, says study

Leeds and OU programmes signal significant change in online platform¡¯s pricing structure

Higher education institutions should not fear failure when it comes to new technology, says Kerri Morgan

Open University explores whether webcams can be used to monitor learners' facial expressions or eye movements

'Tesla¡¯ initiative will combine anti-plagiarism software with facial, voice and keystroke identification technology

Director of the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education says 'the tide is against' these specialist institutions

US analysis questions link between Twitter success and scholarly merit, raising doubts about the use of social media data in altmetrics

Sharing data on students¡¯ academic activities will bring the field to a tipping point, says Martin Hall

Distance learning institution and owner of FutureLearn describes results as 'disappointing' but 'not entirely unexpected'

The school was launched by four students who met on an online course at McGill University

Technology-enhanced learning must have quality and a sound business model at its core, says Rajay Naik

Ed Byrne says universities are not ¡®immune to disruption¡¯ from new models of education

The three institutions aim to tackle sustainability and educational attainment in new partnership

Pat Thomson on the scholarly virtues of putting your thoughts online

Nicholas Morton is trying to make up his mind about lecture capture

Key predictions from the Open University and SRI International report

Open University report predicts that adaptive teaching tools will grow in popularity, but highlights need to tread carefully with the data they collect on students

Higher education expert who died in February asks in paper what might replace strengths of the polytechnic system

US study unmasks marginalisation that disabled learners face in higher education, say authors

It was 150 years ago that the University of London teamed up with a college on an island in the Indian ocean. Sir Adrian Smith reflects on the significance of this partnership

The best forms of public engagement tend to be ¡®dirt cheap¡¯ and profitable, says author

But individuals are still much more likely to trust NHS sources of information on cancer

Kiron University looking to raise money to offer free education to refugees

University of Hull demonstrates pedagogical potential of world-building game

Paper argues that mobile game¡¯s addictive appeal could be harnessed to improve course retention

Studying a subject online for two years at secondary school prepares young people for the learning expectations of university, research has found

The University of Birmingham has become the first institution in Europe to partner with the US publisher Wiley to develop online master¡¯s courses

Academic claims that pay would be deducted even if students quit Liverpool-Laureate course because of bereavement

National University of Ireland considers lending its name to give the republic¡¯s online offerings global recognition

E-learning allows universities to reach more people, to improve their teaching and, potentially, to keep costs down. It also offers a way forward for the Western academy, argues John Hennessy

E-learning allows universities to reach more people, to improve their teaching and, potentially, to keep costs down. It also offers a way forward for the Western academy, argues John Hennessy