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Miami International University of Art & Design Announces New Online Master of Fine Arts Degree Programs

The two online MFA degree offerings, Graphic Design and Computer Animation, will provide a fresh, innovative academic environment for artistic- minded students and will allow Miami International University of Art & Design to be at the forefront of online MFA education. Read the Full Story

Online learning: Utah colleges, universities are embracing future with Web classes

Soothsayer? Nope. In fact, that time is already here for most Utah schools.Read the Full Story

The Study of Distance Education by Distance Education

The term distance education was formally introduced into the U.S. government’s Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) thesaurus on October 24, 1983 (Wright & Howell, 2004).Read the Full Story

Kaplan College Becomes Kaplan University, Institution Approved to Offer Graduate Level Programs

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Kaplan College today announced that it has officially changed its name to Kaplan University, having received formal approval from its accrediting body, The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Read the Full Story

Satellite based education in all the NE states soon

Utilising the services of EDUSAT, the dedicated satellite for education launched recently, IGNOU will endeavour to reach out to the grass root levels.Read the Full Story

Book Review: Distance Education: A Systems View

It is not easy for me to write an objective review of the Second Edition of Moore and Kearsley’s (2005) book titled Distance Education: A Systems View. I have known both authors for many years, and have a lot of respect for their scholarship and professionalism. So, let me confess that this is a biased […]

Driving Higher Ed Institutions to an Enterprise Approach

Moving e-learning to an enterprise level requires institutions to re-think the way they currently support technology-enhanced instruction.Read the Full Story

Interaction and Immediacy in Online Learning

IntroductionIn the historical progression of distance education from correspondence courses to online learning, opportunities for interpersonal interaction have increased.Read the Full Story

The Social Shaping of a Virtual Learning Environment: The Case of a University-wide Course Management System

With notable exceptions (Hara and Kling 2000), this debate has been illustrated more by anecdotal evidence than empirical research on the actual role of ICTs in higher education.Read the Full Story

BRCC [Blue Ridge Community College] boosts distance learning

The presidents of both schools signed a guaranteed admission agreement, ensuring that BRCC students can transfer to ODU, and they marked the 10th anniversary of the distance learning program called TELETECHNET.Read the Full Story