Fewer Cuesta students ready to return to college
SANTA MARIA – When fall classes at Cuesta College begin Monday, the community college will have fewer students and slightly less-crowded classes.Read the Full Story
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College targets need for French education
But with increased staffing, a broader course calendar and classes offered through Fanshawe College, the francophone institution is hoping to really make its mark this year, said Diane Dubois, regional director of community and business services. Read the Full Story
University of Massachusetts Selects WebCT Vista to Manage Fast-Growing Distance Learning Program
UMassOnline, the online learning division of The University of Massachusetts, has selected the WebCT Vista(TM) academic enterprise system to manage its acclaimed 15,000-student distance learning program as well as provide tools to support Web course content for thousands of students in face-to-face classes across UMass’s campuses. Read the Full Story
Agilix Labs, Inc. Raises $4.35 Million to Launch Mobile eLearning Solutions
OREM, Utah, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Agilix Labs, Inc., a leading developer of mobilized software, today announced it has closed a $4.35 million funding round led by vSpring Capital with a syndicate of Ash Capital and Intel Capital. Read the Full Story
Less is More in Distance Education – The Contradictory Relationship Between Rapid Adoption and Radical Innovation –
The results indicate that this can be explained by the lean characteristics of the system in combination with social factors such as demands from students and shared perceptions of technology. Finally, it is concluded that technical and methodological innovation to some extent is obstructed by the same factors that support diffusion and adoption.Read the Full […]
Online courses growing by degrees
And the boom is expected to continue as technology evolves, say distance-education experts.Read the Full Story
Alternatives emerge on the education scene
The majority of the approximately 54 million U.S. students still attend traditional public schools, but new educational options — such as charter schools, home schools and distance learning — are gaining ground and remain a subject of debate. Read the Full Story
Pepperell nurse honored as online education pioneer
Courses taught by these professors were selected from more than 700 available through MCO, a consortium of the nine state and 15 community colleges in Massachusetts that deliver online education. Read the Full Story
Beverly Launches Online University for Healthcare Professionals
The proprietary Internet Learning Management System — located at http://www.beverlyuniversity.com/ — was created by Care2Learn, a national provider of online continuing education for healthcare providers specific to the post-acute care industry. Read the Full Story
Homeschooling a course in economics
At the Kangas household in Tonganoxie, Kan., back-to-school purchases include paper and pencils, books and workbooks, but not backpacks, bus fare or parking passes.Read the Full Story