Accountability

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Accountability

ACE MOOC Effort to Include Possible Credit Recommendation

November 14, 2012

The American Council on Education (ACE) announced yesterday a broad effort to evaluate the academic potential of massive open online courses (MOOCs) based on its engagement with the MOOC prov…

View "IT Accessibility: What Campus Leaders Have to Say"

November 13, 2012

Just prior to the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference , I noted that the AccessComputing project at the University of Washington would premier a video at the conference on technology accessibi…

Comments on the Department of Education Distance Learning Financial Fraud Rulemaking (5/29/12)

May 29, 2012

Letter to Wendy Macias, U.S. Department of Education, in response to their published intent to pursue negotiated rule-making in relation to the Federal Student Aid Programs authorized by the High…

The Importance of Doing Enterprise (and Infrastructure)

October 17, 2012

...as Oscar Wilde well might have titled an essay about campus-wide IT, had there been such a thing back then. Enterprise IT it accounts for the lion's share of campus IT staffing, expenditu…

EDUCAUSE Joins New E-Learning Alliance

October 5, 2012

Earlier this year, EDUCAUSE participated in a task force of higher education associations and organizations that have e-learning as a significant part of their strategic agenda. Supported by a gr…

Free Digital Textbooks, More For-Profit Accountability Coming to California

September 28, 2012

As reported by Inside Higher Ed , new laws enacted in California will have significant impacts on higher education in the state. The Los Angeles Times reports that two companion pi…

NACUBO Overview of Sequestration Implications

September 26, 2012

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) has provided a concise overview of the implications for federal student aid and research programs if the pending …

$500 Million in Higher Ed. Grants Involving OER Announced

September 21, 2012

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the college and university winners of its second-round grants under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Trai…

More financial aid fraud rings targeting online learning busted

September 19, 2012

As reported in Inside Higher Ed , the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California announced yes…

FERPA Unconstitutional?

September 13, 2012

The executive director of a group that provides legal support and education for student journalists has posted an interesting analysis arguing that the Supreme Court's invalidation of the Me…