Friday News Roundup – 07/03/09
A belated congrats to the Louisiana State University Tigers, 2009 College World Series champions
New degrees, certificates, and courses offered online or at a distance.
+ New from Drexel University:
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Online Master’s Degree in Communication
Online Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
+ University of New Mexico-Gallup: New online undergraduate certificate in Information Technology. Since colleges in NM have the 6-semester hour tuition exception for out-of-state dwellers, fees are quite affordable.
+ Boston University brings its non-credit, fund raising certificate online. Details.
In other news,
+ In California: Building a new online campus. More here.
+ Another study describing online students outperforming their analog contemporaries. Inside Higher Ed has additional info.
+ How time flies. “Texas State Technical College graduates the first student from Second Life”.
+ Good news for HS and community college students: There is a serious push by the Obama administration for free online courses.
+ Credibility gains in online learning. This piece talks quite a bit about the University of Richmond, in addition to some for-profits schools.
+ From The Daily Iowan: Fighting cyber cheaters in online classes.
+ Via the California State University Northridge student newspaper, The Daily Sundial: How to survive an online class.
As always, have a great weekend!
