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Revenues from the University of Massachusetts system’s online programs were $14 million, up from $9.7 million in AY 2003, while enrollments reached 15,741, up from 12,131 in the same period. More than 90 percent of the revenues are retained by the UMass campuses to support education and research programs. Read the Full Story
The universities are expected to unveil a new five-year strategic plan for online education to the state Board of Regents this fall. A recent development has added a sense of urgency to that planning. Read the Full Story
IntroductionWhen a student scores well for an online assessment, does that mean that they know the material? This question is becoming increasingly important as online distance-learning programs become popular. Read the Full Story
Throughout its 28-year history, the company has catered to working older adults, eschewing ivy-draped campuses for classes in office parks or over the Internet, and the school insists older students will remain the target customer.Read the Full Story
While the advantages of online learning are exciting and numerous, the problems associated with successful implementation of an online learning program can detract from the educational experience of even the most motivated student.Read the Full Story
Two versions of a web-based 5-credit study skills course, both covering the same content and sharing all features save for the scaffolding, were compared: traditional-distance, and motivationally-scaffolded distance, during each of two terms. Motivational scaffolding consisted of using chat to run study skills support groups and instructor office hours. Results showed that procrastinating students performed […]
Illinois colleges and universities reported offering 4,884 online class sections that generated 69,015 student course enrollments during the Spring and Winter 2004 terms. This is an increase of 18,890 course enrollments (38%) from the 50,125 online enrollments reported for the Spring and Winter terms in 2003.Read the Full Story
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO), one of the largest and fastest-growing post-secondary education companies in North America, announced today that total student population increased 49.9% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. Total student population at year-end was 64,810 compared with 43,229 at year-end fiscal 2003. Same school population increased 15.1% versus the prior […]
Beamed through Southwestern Bell telephone lines, “it’s live interaction in real time” between UCA’s nursing students in the master’s degree program who live in Southeast Arkansas and their instructors at Conway, according to to Diann Williams, vice president of assessment and institutional effectiveness and head of the nursing/allied health department at Southeast Arkansas College.Read the […]
Currently, both asynchronous learning courses and some primarily face-to-face courses at New Jersey Institute of Technology require online discussions. Does this requirement improve the students’ perceived learning?Read the Full Story