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Cost savings promised by the expansion of online education are tough to pinpoint, including those programs that promise to be free for students. MoreThe use of big data, instruction through mobile devices, online learning (including MOOCs), and virtual and remote laboratories that emulate real ones are the technologies that will have the greatest impact on "STEM+" education over the next year. More
The networks run by colleges and universities are three times more likely to be infected with malware than networks in government agencies or businesses. The EXPIRO family of malware is the most common type of threat experienced by the higher education sector, according to as new report. MoreInstructure, the maker of the Canvas learning management system and the Canvas Network MOOC platform, is awarding $100,000 in grants to K-12 and higher education institutions. MoreMicrosoft is making Office 365 ProPlus — the edition of Office that includes the desktop applications — free for students beginning Dec. 1. MoreThe University at Buffalo, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, has received a nearly $1 million grant to support its technology transfer efforts related specifically to technologies developed for individuals with disabilities. MoreIMS Global Learning Consortium has launched the Connected Learning Innovation Challenge in an effort to encourage plug and play integration of learning apps, tools, and content. MoreEllucian has updated its mobile campus app development platform, Ellucian Mobile. The company revealed the update at the Educause 2013 conference. MoreOpen source education technology service provider Unicon has launched Test Drive Student Success Plan, an open source case management suite. More
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