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In the United States, the demand for self-paced electronic learning products will hit $13.6 billion by the end of 2007 and will continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.01 percent over the next five years. This according to a new forecast from Ambient Insight detailed in report released this week […]
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Career Institute, a nationally accredited distance learning school, announced the rollout of the first ever DETC accredited Medical Assistant career training course. The Medical Assistant course is their 18th course to date, 6th in the medical fieldRead the Full Article
If it’s been possible so far to paint a generalized picture of the online student — an adult starting a second career, for example, enrolled in a large institution such as the University of Phoenix — that’s only because the market for distance education hasn’t fully matured. Now, a new report suggests, that process is […]
Connexions is a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute:authors create and collaborateinstructors rapidly build and share custom collectionslearners find and explore contentRead the Full Article
The Digital Classroom is the National Archives’ gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students.Access the site
The American Public University System (APUS) is currently attracting more than eight hundred new undergraduate students every month, the majority of whom are required to take “Foundations of Online Read the Full Article
A collaborative program offers assessment and consultation to instructional Web site developers for Section 508 complianceRead the Full Article
AbstractHistorical scrapbooks are precious primary resources for researchers. Digitizing historical scrapbooks to provide access to them on the Web is desirable, and many scrapbook digitization projects are underway. However, due to limitations of technology and budget, creating a user-friendly interface for online historical scrapbooks has been very difficult. This case study describes a new approach […]
As online tools become more ubiquitous inside and outside the classroom, and the growth of distance learning continues, education researchers have begun to focus on how best to harness new technologies. Advocates for the classical lecture experience still exist, of course, but the general trend has been toward incorporating various technologies into the classroom, from […]
Congressional Republicans have been making known for years their concern about the rapidly escalating tuitions that colleges are charging. Higher education leaders have held out hope that Democratic lawmakers, now that they control Congress, would be more sympathetic to their arguments that the price increases are justified — or at least that colleges should be […]