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As more institutions seek to implement or expand distance learning programs, it becomes critical to integrate distance learning programs into broader strategic visions and plans. Using the informed opinion from a panel of peer-nominated experts via iterative Delphi questionnaires, a 10-phased strategic planning process model for distance education was developed. This model is designed to […]
Academia has adopted open source software for some online learning initiatives because it addresses persistent technical challengesRead the Full Article
Due to rising gas prices, online degree programs and distance learning options are skyrocketing according to a recent survey by Degree.com. Of those surveyed, 60 percent cited the high cost of gas as the reason for their interest in the internet education alternative.Read the Full Article
Learning management system provider Desire2Learn Thursday said that it’s finished migrating all of its clients in the United States to Learning Environment version 8.3.Read the Full Article
After covering distance education for more than a decade, The Chronicle’s Goldie Blumenstyk finally took the plunge and enrolled in an online course through the University of Phoenix. She shares tales from the cyber-classroom with Paul Fain, a Chronicle reporter. (8:35)Read the Full Article
Conducting disaster preparedness meetings among 14 Pennsylvania universities no longer requires hours or even days of travel time for university administrators.Read the Full Article
Europe’s leading IT home study college SkillsTrain has come up with the top ten reasons why students opt for studying at home, with career advancement being the most frequent reason and the need to earn while they learn being almost as high in the list.Read the Full Article
Every chapter in the widely distributed first edition has been updated, and four new chapters on current issues such as connectivism and social software innovations have been added. Essays by practitioners and scholars active in the complex, diverse, and rapidly evolving field of distance education blend scholarship and research; practical attention to the details of […]
In both mainstream society and education, Web 2.0 has inspired intense and growing interest, particularly as wikis, weblogs (blogs), really simple syndication (RSS) feeds, social networking sites, tag-based folksonomies, and peer-to-peer media-sharing applications have gained traction in all sectors of the education industry (Allen 2004; Alexander 2006).Read the Full Article
Non-profit, Online University Founded by 19 Governors, Defies Skeptics to Grow RapidlyRead the Full Article