A new wellbeing app called YOLO, which aims to help international students adapt to their studies in New Zealand while doubling as a safety and welfare notification system, has been launched.

Edtech firm Lingo Media announced plans to merge with Vested Finance, Inc. the company behind Schoold, the US collegiate marketplace app.

Crowd learning and gaming are the latest e-learning trends to make an impact in the burgeoning MOOC culture that is gaining attention in the education industry. These predicted shifts in teaching and learning are set to change education in the next two to five years, according to a report from the OU.

A US-based mobile software developer ModoLabs has launched a new service enabling universities to customise and create their own student recruitment applications for smartphones and tablets. Mobile Admissions was inspired by research that more than 60% of prospective college students are first introduced to a university through a mobile device.