Western Governors University is the first organization to join the Open edX project as a "mission-aligned organization" (MAO), a new category of institution-level partnership supporting development of the Open edX open source online learning platform.
Leaders charged with developing and expanding online programs at their institutions are finding themselves in increasingly complex roles, but there are a few core steps institutional leaders can take to ensure success.
Academic integrity solution provider Turnitin has introduced Turnitin Clarity, a paid add-on for Turnitin Feedback Studio that provides a composition workspace for students with educator-guided AI assistance, AI-generated writing feedback, visibility into integrity insights, and more.
Boston University Metropolitan College's Center for Professional Education has expanded its relationship with online program management provider AllCampus. The agreement will extend support for BU's existing online Paralegal Studies Program and add new non-credit certificates in financial planning, professional fundraising, and genealogical studies.
Purdue University has implemented D2L Brightspace as a "one-stop centralized learning environment" for its on-campus, hybrid, and digital courses.
In the largest deployment of ChatGPT to date, California State University is rolling out ChatGPT Edu, OpenAI's generative AI product designed for education institutions, to more than 460,000 students and 63,000-plus staff and faculty across the system's 23 campuses.
A new service from Quality Matters, the nonprofit focused on quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments, is designed to help colleges and universities develop a sustainable online learning strategy.
OpenStax is celebrating its 25th anniversary as 2024 comes to a close. The open educational resources initiative from Rice University has served almost 37 million students in 153 countries and saved students nearly $3 billion in course material costs since its launch in 1999.
Florida's Miami Dade College is now providing workforce training to students across the country through XploreFLEd, an online program focused on "developing essential skills for today's job market."
Ed tech provider GotIt! Education has announced the general availability of MathGPT, an AI tutor and teaching assistant for foundational math support.