New York U and Google Researchers Expose Shady Business of Pay-Per-Install
A research team at New York University and Google are reporting this week on the "shady practices" of delivering unwanted advertising and software as part of the payload of legitimate programs.
MoreReport: Online Courses and Free Market Can Crack Higher Ed Problems
A new brief from a public policy think tank suggests getting rid of the link between federal student aid and college accreditation and even allowing the market to choose which schools are worthy of staying open.
More80 Higher Ed Institutions Participate in Virtual College Fair
CollegeWeekLive and the National Society of High School Scholars are hosting an event where students and families can live chat with admissions counselors from higher education institutions across the country.
MoreNorfolk State Awarded $25,000 Grant to Expand Green Tech
The grant will go toward expanding an engineering program at NSU that studies the application of small instruments to enhance energy lighting, solar cells and internet speeds.
MoreStony Brook U Project to Extend Functions of Virtual Science Labs with Gaming Controls
Virtual labs have done a decent job of introducing students to scientific work and allowing them to simulate experiments in the absence of a physical lab. However, a faculty member at Stony Brook University said she believes virtual labs could do more, and she intends to apply gamification to find out whether its use could expand how science is practiced online.
MoreWhy Today's MOOCs Are Not Innovative
At the Campus Technology conference in Boston, Stephen Downes explained the difference between innovation and transformation.
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