UMassOnline Growth Trend Continues
SHREWSBURY, Mass. –(Business Wire)– March 14, 2006 — Fiscal year 2006 sees revenue increase by 29 percent and enrollment by 20 percent Read the Full Story
Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
BU expects 2,200 to complete online alcohol-education course
VESTAL – Binghamton University officials are stepping up efforts to increase education among students about alcohol abuse.Read the Full Story
Rich Student, Poor Student
Harvard University has a $25 billion endowment and in 2003-4, only 6 percent of its undergraduates were of sufficiently modest means to qualify for Pell Grants. While Pell eligibility varies based on a number of factors, only 5 percent of Harvard undergraduates that year came from families with incomes less than $30,000.Read the Full Story
OU to bring course content online
The Open University will become the first institution in the UK to offer free course materials online to students and the wider public later this year.Read the Full Story
New doctorate program OK’d at Dakota State
MADISON – A doctor of science in information systems degree has been approved for Dakota State University. The program was included in Gov. Mike Rounds’ budget and approved by the Legislature.Read the Full Story
Survey Ranks Top 25 Online MBAs
GetEducated.com, LLC, America’s online degree clearinghouse, has released the results of their nationwide survey of tuition costs at accredited online MBA degree programs. The survey of 130 distance learning master’s revealed online learners should be prepared to pay as little as $5,598 or as much as $115,700 for a distance grad degree in business administration.Read […]
Faculty member uses blogs to teach adolescence course
The last generation used diaries as a method of expressing their private thoughts on romance and the social problems that impacted their lives. Diaries often were locked and regarded as “top secret” by the author. In today’s world, many adolescents use the Internet as a public setting to express their supposedly private feelings and experiences. […]
USD Modified Distance Learning – Anatomy Class
VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota is reaching new heights in distance education, and Jane Gavin is at the forefront of it all.Read the Full Story
Online Teacher Continuing Education Makes the Grade in Illinois
The Illinois State Board of Education recently approved Professional Learning Boardâ„¢ as an authorized provider of continuing education services to Illinois teachers and education employees. Professional Learning Boardâ„¢, based in Minneapolis, provides professional development to teachers through online courses.Read the Full Story
State Shortfalls Projected to Continue Despite Economic Gains
San Jose, CA— Although most state budgets for 2006 have improved, the long-term prognosis for state finances is poor, according to an analysis released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The study concludes that all states face potential budget deficits that will result in difficult fiscal circumstances for higher education […]