Posts Tagged ‘Enrollments’

Growth for Online Learning

MOOCs may have snared most of the headlines, but traditional, credit-based online learning continued to chug along just fine last year, thank you very much. Inside Higher Ed Full Article

Distance learning degrees are on the increase

As professionals develop their careers, distance learning is becoming a growth area for universities The Guardian Full Article

New Report From Contact North Shows Online Learning is Thriving Across Canada

THUNDER BAY, Ontario, June 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — /NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES/ Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s distance education and training network has released a new report describing how public colleges and universities across the country are providing extensive and innovative online […]

Penn State’s World Campus reports 22 percent growth

Increasing at more than double the national average, Penn State’s online enrollments are the result of the strong partnership between the World Campus and the University’s academic colleges and campuses The Pennsylvania State University Full Article

Historically Black University Looks Online to Raise Enrollment

The Southern University system is increasing its online course offerings through a partnership with a for-profit provider of online degree programs for historically black colleges and universities.SOURCE: Wired CampusRead the Full Article

Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009–10

This report provides national estimates about distance education courses in public school districts. The estimates presented in this report are based on a district survey about distance education courses offered by the district or by any of the schools in the district during the 2009-10 school year.SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), US Department […]

Online classes growing in popularity at UAF

FAIRBANKS — More than half of University of Alaska Fairbanks students are taking at least one of their courses through the Internet this semester, a first-time milestone that coincides with a boom in online education at UAF.SOURCE: Fairbanks Daily News

Annual report reveals online learning’s rapid rise

Single-district, blended-learning programs among the fastest growing segments of eLearning; enrollment in full-time virtual schools rose 25 percent in 2010-11SOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article

Online Grows, Doubts Persist

Despite theories that online enrollments might be approaching a plateau, the number of students taking at least one online course grew substantially for the ninth straight year, according to a new survey from the Babson Survey Research Group.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article