Reed Elsevier to sell education arm

Sir Crispin Davis, the chief executive of Reed Elsevier, put his company’s struggling education arm up for sale. The growth prospects of Harcourt General weren not as great as hoped for. Reed will now concentrate on its three remaining business areas of scientific, legal and professional publishing.

(Source: Informatie Professional)

Top Universities post lectures and other course materials on the web

Following the lead of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, more institutions are posting online everything from lecture notes to sample tests. Colleges and universities say they want to democratize education, making the best resources available to more people. But they also hope that it leads to more interest from potential applicants.

Source: Wall Street Journal