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Big Ten collaboration, while limited, reflects growing pressure to cut costs

Absorbing troubled online institution, university pledges $225 million investment

Frustrated with their university¡¯s plan for the autumn, which is slated to include full dorms, a group of professors has broken rank and sent an open letter to students

Hundreds of thousands left in limbo and questioning whether the country has the resources to hold tests safely during Covid-19 crisis

The virtual reality technology market is booming thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Jack Grove asks whether it might finally catch on in ÖйúAƬ

Universities and colleges offering hands-on training have found it harder to shift online, hurting their students, who are more likely to be from less-advantaged families

The lockdown has illustrated that we don't need to sacrifice academic interaction to save the planet, says Adnan Aj?i?

Campus-focused plans show US colleges still too age-limited, says job-centric pioneer

As online teaching increases, cutting casualised and short-term staff will cost more down the line, conference hears

¡®Cloud¡¯ discounts and fee and subsidy tweaks could underpin acceptable compromise deal, policy specialist suggests

Survey of 4,000 faculty shows first-timers struggling with student engagement

Late move by Trump leaves Canada and UK with few options for bailing out victims of new student visa restrictions

Young scholars¡¯ lack of reputation and digital prominence risks seeing them excluded from online conferences, says Scott Rich

The pandemic drove learning worldwide into the digital sphere, but Latin America¡¯s universities have responded slowly. Ellie Bothwell asks if the crisis will prompt the region to overcome the barriers to progress

Insurance now being offered at same time students pay tuition fees, but it would not have protected those looking for refunds over online switch

Familiarity with remote formats tempered by concerns over racism and health, survey finds

Commonwealth institutions point to successes during lockdown as well as barriers

Even before coronavirus hit, Hong Kong was investing in new types of online education that challenge teaching conventions

Short courses to be bankrolled through flexibly applied institutional funding ¡®envelopes¡¯

As universities accept that online learning is here to stay, we hear from three experts how to ensure students are able to effectively engage with remote teaching

Discounted courses ¡®are what the country needs¡¯, but the numbers don¡¯t stack up for universities

Development is coming mostly from centralised government platforms and private universities, but low internet penetration is just one of the hurdles faced by the country

Some of the country¡¯s most prestigious universities may return to in-person exams following newspaper report

Reform-minded Arizona State University president shares vision for a successful university model in wake of pandemic, saying institutions have done an ¡®inadequate job of social empowerment¡¯

Even students on remote atolls face familiar problems around inequitable access to the internet and family support, says Geoff Goodman

As we integrate online learning more into on-campus classes, let¡¯s break away from synchronous classroom models, says Dilip Soman

As most universities digitise all their teaching, they are finding it very difficult to deliver education online. Gorgi Krlev offers three challenges to conventional wisdom

University chiefs laud success of rapid online pivot but say campus-based programmes will not disappear any time soon

Guidance confirms most planning blended teaching approach from autumn, but specifics will vary based on location, size and type of university

Pandemic-driven shifts could ¡®accelerate¡¯ rise of continent¡¯s universities, leaders tell THE event

Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion

As the president of a university where ¡®crossing borders is in our DNA¡¯, Fernando Le¨®n Garcia urges institutions to ensure that new e-mobility programmes are more than just a pale reflection of study abroad

Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises

Longevity experts predict that with universities forced online and desperate for new revenue, shift to older students will follow

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

Student wariness may deliver final blow to crisis-weakened institutions

While overhauls of workforce and institutional architecture beckon, Australian report predicts esteem for expertise in post-pandemic world

Experts say 2020 will be a watershed year for online education, both during and after the Covid-19 pandemic

McGraw-Hill and Cengage abandon union after government demands heavy culling

Students in the Netherlands are resisting use of software to stop cheating on exams, citing concerns about consent, intrusion and security of personal data

Survey results show online switch ¡®going better than expected¡¯, says union. But students at universities of applied sciences appear harder hit

But commentators question legality, terminology and strategic value

Lawyer warns over alleged meeting between institutions on foreign students

Change borne of necessity could usher in major benefits in flexibility, retention, student success and cost savings, pioneers suggest

Entrepreneur behind University of the People says he hopes the online offerings of traditional universities will not ¡®ruin¡¯ virtual education for students

Jo Johnson tells Times ÖйúAƬ event that universities should ¡®take advantage¡¯ of crisis to build on experience of online teaching

SNHU bets crisis will push student demand for no-frills model

Tawana Kupe says pandemic will ¡®exacerbate existing inequalities¡¯ in South Africa

Some students may be at a disadvantage as e-learning relies heavily on home environments, experts say  

The popular online conference tool, used by millions of teachers and students globally, is beset with security concerns  

Integrity benefits of remote assessment via tech and change in attitudes outweigh the drawbacks, experts say

Academics at overseas universities find it a challenge to ensure mainland students can access all course materials

Commentators express doubts over Canberra¡¯s online road to post-pandemic prosperity

Online platforms threw many universities a lifeline, but the experience could well change how they and their students view the learning experience

Continuing remote teaching in the autumn will be unsustainable for some institutions, warns leader of online college

New paper finds STEM students scores were not negatively affected by switch to online or blending learning

Universities urged to take opportunity to introduce innovative ¡®next-generation¡¯ assessment and boost ¡®academic productivity¡¯

Coronavirus crisis may make institutions more eager to please to students, but ¡®tensions¡¯ already in evidence

Australian universities¡¯ online flight continues, as government tightens noose on indoor gatherings

More institutions desert on-campus programmes as government moves the goalposts