Give a web server a hug today

Twenty years ago today Sir Tim Berners-Lee, and his team at CERN, made the WWW free for public use. The software, developed on a NeXT cube, that made the World Wide Web possible was then called WorldWideWeb, later to be called httpd, which we know of today as the Apache Web Server (Microsoft and others …

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Preventing Online Cheating

Share your best practices for preventing cheating within an online course. This has been the age-old question. We want to hear from you.

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Prior Learning Assessment: Make It Count?

An evaluation and assessment of an individual’s life learning for college credit, certification, or advanced standing toward further education or training.

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MOOCs: For-Credit or Non-Credit

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)—Created first to be open/free for desired learning.  Recently, the focus has been directed to individuals seeking academic credit/certificates at a reduced cost or flat fee and how institutions can assist.

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Learning Emporium: Mind the “Gaps”

Online instruction (not courses) focused on preparing students for credit based instruction, filling in “gaps” in their prior learning to facilitate their success.

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