Campus Technology: News Update: Per-Credit Expenditures for Undergraduate Courses Declines 16% Over 15 Years

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Per-Credit Expenditures for Undergraduate Courses Declines 16% Over 15 Years
The largest drops occurred in engineering and health, where per-credit spending fell by more than 40 percent. A report of the results was issued by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Department of Ed Outlines Vision for Tech in Higher Education
The report serves as an enhancement to the department's "National Education Technology Plan," a document that has been updated and published about every five years to articulate how technology can be used to expand education.
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Harvard/MIT Report Analyzes 4 Years of MOOC Data
Two of the brains behind the institutions' edX programs have released results of a joint research project that mined the data generated through four years of MOOC activity.
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College Lays Off Sys Admin and Loses Access to Google
An online college faced certain shutdown when it lost access to the login information for its Google accounts. It didn't help when the school laid off the lone employee who had that information and then refused to pay him for helping them out of the fiasco.
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Indiana University Flips on 100G Transatlantic Link
International Networks at Indiana University and its partners have activated a new transatlantic subsea cable that provides 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) of network connectivity to support the flow of research data between the United States, Europe and Africa.
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ED Reveals Final Regulation on Open Licensing Requirement for Competitive Grant Programs
The United States Department of Education (ED) has announced final regulations tied to competitive grant programs and open licensing. When educational institutions apply for grants, they are required to share certain findings and resources publicly, with some exceptions, so other educators, students and institutions may benefit.
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