MSU music class offers full credit for online work
Classical compositions are meeting modern technology at a new online course being offered by Mississippi State for the first time. Read the Full Article
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Online U Programs Under Fire
The Educator Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) is scheduled to vote on three WGU teacher licensure programs next week, but a representative told the state Board of Education Friday that many questions about the programs must be answered before the committee will recommend the board approve them. Read the Full Article
Web sites help students rate professors
“Pointless class with an even more pointless professor.”Read the Full Article
First Net-schooled lawyers pass bar
June 4 — Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. The first graduating class of Concord Law School sat at their computers last month, awaiting their bar exam results — which were supposed to be posted online at 6 p.m. Instant messages and e-mail flew back and forth, just as they have for four years among this unique, tight-knit […]
Predictors of Engagement and Participation in an On-Line Course
The use of online learning materials is increasing in both academic and industrial training settings. 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. These problems include such factors as poor […]
R1edu recognizes faculty for work with online education
R1edu is a consortium of 34 American research universities that pool their resources and knowledge to provide access to distance learning classes and reference materials. The consortium’s website (www.r1edu.org) allows students to search classes and programs by subject, type or institution. Participating institutions are members of the Carnegie Foundation and of the prestigious Association of […]
Blackboard and CourseCompass Deliver Educational Content and Course Technology to More Than 225,000 Users Worldwide
Blackboard Inc., a leading enterprise software company for e-Education, and Pearson Education, the global leader in educational publishing (NYSE:PSO), today announced that CourseCompass(TM) has reached more than 225,000 users worldwide on a single deployment of the Blackboard Learning System(TM). Read the Full Article
Theorist sees distance learning going a long way
His ”Competitive Strategy,” which was published in 1980 and which has become a must-read for MBA students, is in its 58th printing; ”Competitive Advantage,” published five years later, is in its 34th printing. During the three years that Accenture has been tracking the most influential business thinkers worldwide, Porter has ranked number one every year. […]
Degrees of nursing
– It may be the fall of 2004 before two-year training for registered nurses becomes available in North Dakota, say Williston State College officials who are preparing to offer the degree.Read the Full Article
Spotlight Shines On Business School Innovations
Champions withdraw. Yet some survive and prosper – as a new title shows. Prof Roland Kaye, Dean of the Open University Business School, and Prof David Hawkridge, former Director of the Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology, have put together Learning and Teaching for Business: Case Studies of Successful Innovation, published by Kogan Page. The […]