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Adults between 25 and 54 — most of whom are well past traditional college age — are increasingly looking to obtain college degrees, and the numbers almost triple when an accredited distance learning degree is discussed as an option.Read the Full Story
“The dual-degree program delivers the best of both worlds — an industry-specific focus on current issues in food and agriculture and a general MBA,” says, Jay Akridge, Purdue professor of agribusiness and program director. “Both schools have international reputations and are highly regarded for their quality programs.”Read the Full Story
“Once upon a time, in the go-go ’90s, the thought was that online education would eventually supplant (traditional university education),” said David L. Kirp, professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley.Read the Full Story
The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) notified the South Dakota Board of Regents that it is accrediting all degree programs offered by the public universities through the regents’ Electronic University Consortium (EUC). Read the Full Story
Austin is one of the first students to earn an associate degree through the Mississippi Virtual Community College. She graduated in December 2003.Read the Full Story
Noel-Bentley received the award for her M.B.A. thesis, “Leveraging the balanced scorecard to measure accountability in alumni relations,” Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada. Written in 2003, the thesis examined the ways in which alumni relations programs in colleges and universities are perceived to add value to an institution’s strategic priorities. The findings suggest a framework to […]
The purpose was to increase students’ engagement with the course materials, heighten their online discussions, and deepen their thinking about course-related concepts, theoretical principles, and research findings. Several strategies were used towards this end. Analyses of students’ discussions showed that they relied frequently upon personal anecdotes to make meaning of the theories and developmental principles […]
For many of the 23 University of San Diego students who graduated yesterday from an MBA-style distance learning program designed for active military members, their daily concerns went way beyond keeping a high grade point average. Read the Full Story
The costs of developing online programs are significant, yet there are few resources to help planners. Here, Judith Boettcher proposes a few guidelines for predicting the costs involved in the design and development of online instruction.Read the Full Story
The Open Polytechnic will be one of two Commonwealth educational institutions to receive an award for institutional excellence from the Vancouver-based Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The Polytechnic, along with Australia’s University of Southern Queensland, was selected from entrants in 14 countries by an international panel of experts.Read the Full Story