hybrid learning news
Louisiana work agency to offer residents free online IT classes
The new "Tech Ready Louisiana" program will give residents free access to classes provided by the online education vendor Coursera.
Zovio sells OPM business to University of Arizona Global Campus
The transaction comes two years after the University of Arizona purchased Zovio's Ashford University and rebranded it as the Global Campus.
2U announces layoffs, spending cuts to counter decline in online learning business
Online learning company 2U plans to refocus its business around edX, the former rival it purchased last year for $800 million.
Antioch and Otterbein plan shared catalogue of career-prep and graduate classes
Antioch University and Otterbein University are launching on a national catalogue courses with a focus on social justice.
UMass Global announces first new chancellor since acquisition
UMass Global, which was formerly known as Brandman University, has announced David Andrews as its next chancellor.
Education industry looks to balance OPM oversight between institutional control and federal regulation
The Department of Education is reviewing how it regulates the relationships between colleges and their online program management services.
Education Department to cancel $6 billion in loans to defrauded students
The Education Department reached a proposed settlement with about 200,000 borrowers who attended schools found to have committed misconduct.
Hybrid meeting vendor OWL Labs urges updates to patch security issues
OWL Labs, a vendor of video-conferencing devices used in 2,000 education organizations, is urging customers to patch several vulnerabilities.
Class buys Blackboard Collaborate
Michael Chasen's edtech company, Class, plans to acquire a leading virtual classroom product, Blackboard Collaborate, from a company he co-founded.
Lone Star College to launch fully virtual LSC-Online this summer
Houston's Lone Star College plans to launch LSC-Online, a fully online college, this August, a project six years in the making.