It is almost exactly the six-month anniversary of the Empirical Educator Project’s (EEP’s) first annual summit at Stanford University. The thesis behind EEP is simple: We believe that one of the biggest barriers to increasing student access and success in US higher education is a failure to communicate. We see substantial innovation and progress happening […]
Research
"Research" examines academic studies of technology-enabled education initiatives, including the quality of the research and of its coverage in the press.
Response to MoodleNews: Some considerations for critical reading of market sizing claims
Good to see discussion and analysis triggered by our data, but let’s not compare 2017 apples to 2018 oranges and make grand pronouncements
Rio Salado College As Exemplar: A critical external view
Once again Rio Salado College is held up as a successful model of a public college in the modern age. But do the claims of success stand up to scrutiny? A review of the data shows cause for questioning the popular narrative.
Rio Salado College As Exemplar: A critical internal view
Once again Rio Salado College is held up as a successful model of a public college in the modern age. But do the claims of success stand up to scrutiny? A sample of online courses shows cause for questioning the popular narrative.
Preliminary Data on K-12 LMS Market
As we expand our coverage of academic LMS usage, we are sharing preliminary data on the K-12 LMS Market. It’s another version of the Big Four, this time with Moodle, Canvas, Google Classroom, and Schoology.
Fall 2016 Top 20 Largest Online Enrollments In US – With Trends Since 2012
A view of the 20 largest enrollments for students taking at least one online course in 2016; and a visual showing the trends from 2012 – 2016
Fall 2016 IPEDS Data: New Profile of US Higher Ed Online Education
We have the data from IPEDS for Fall 2016 Distance Education enrollment, organized by sector and by state