Education Technology advances has made it possible for many universities to offer their courses online for distance learners. The result is an unprecedented growth of online course offerings, continuing education, and MOOCs. What was once only a[...]
The idea of getting into college, only to graduate four years later graduate with six-figure debt and bleak career prospects, shows the landscape some students are facing in higher education. Long gone are the days when students had the luxury to[...]
Just Kidding, kind of. This is being reported as a real story by several news sources but the description of the YouTube video describes this as a hoax put on by a specific department within the school. It seems a little far fetched that a school[...]
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) had been a struggling, 2,000-students school but today, using a student-as-customer model has managed to have over 34,000 enrolled students in its online programs. The University offers more than 180 programs[...]
A test administrator and admissions representative in Baltimore plead guilty for defrauding the US government by repeatedly manipulating students’ scores on tests required for obtaining federal financial aid.
There’s an ongoing debate on whether employment test are more accurate than actually having a prospective employee seen in action. Can a phone interview, an online proctored test or even a face-to-face interview provide an accurate picture of the[...]
As 2013 comes to a close, we thought we would take some time to review some of the top cheating scandals that we blogged about over the year. While it may seem redundant, we think it’s important to take a look and see how students, teachers, and[...]
Two students and one alumnus were involved in a cheating scandal at the Florida International University. The alumnus allegedly hacked into a professor’s email account and obtained the exam paper, and the other two FIU students distributed the test[...]
ProctorFree, a Charlotte based education technology company is currently seeking qualified candidates to apply for the open position of System Administrator / Lab Technician.