University of Florida replaces WebCT with Sakai.
As part of a lengthy piece, The Heritage Foundation discusses online learning and homeland security.
…Certification and Online Education. From a practical perspective, one of the best options for building homeland security leaders and fostering professional development is certificate programs….
University of Nebraska heads for the Big 10. And the university’s take on distance learning?
…”We’ve put our faculty on trains” to reach outlying areas, said David Wilson, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. More recently, he said, the university has pioneered in online education…
Many programs are available over the web through the University of Nebraska.
Clarke College (IA) and University of Wisconsin-Platteville join up for an online certificate.
Tuition discounts from Marist College (NY).
Newsweek: “An ‘Icollege’ Makeover in New York“.
Hampton University (VA) launches a virtual campus.
The Los Angeles Times examines the Kaplan-California Community Colleges deal.
How ’bout them South Carolina Gamecocks? 2010 College World Series Champs!
Drexel University: new, online Graduate Certificate in Learning in Game-Based Environments.
Penn State University: new, online Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in labor and employment relations.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, online MBA completion rates through the “big names” are going up because of…. engagement. And we have this:
..Administrators say students often drop out because they cannot adapt to the remote teaching format—making it easier for class work to take a back seat to personal or work issues. Schools often screen applicants and discourage some from applying, but officials say that even great candidates drop out. (For-profit universities that offer online M.B.A.s have even lower graduation rates, hovering around 50%.)..
From Washington State University: “Beginning fall semester 2010, Washington State University will accept freshmen and offer complete four-year degrees online“.
Much more on the Arizona State University online BA through the W.P. Carey School of Business.
Information on the California State University Northridge and University of North Texas cohort MS in Library Science. Based on these locations, UNT may very well operate one of the most far-reaching LIS programs, combining distance learning with short residency, in the United States.
Free Microsoft vouchers are still available to Tennesseans.
Are free online textbooks for college students in the University of Illinois system on the way? Long overdue.
Is this a record of some sort?
An arrest warrant says a Bristol woman accused of stealing more than $200,000 in college tuition reimbursements from a former employer was found out when she applied for a new job at a related company…
As well as additional negative press for AIU.
Inspiration to the nth degree: “Out of the dark: Exeter man earned Ph.D, became teacher after losing sight“.
More free online journalism classes? Certainly, and this includes an international flair! Cool insight into Peer 2 Peer University.
California State University San Bernadino offers a five-course online certificate in sustainable practices. Tuition appears comparatively affordable.
Accessibility via online learning at Oklahoma State University and University of Oklahoma.
…Forty-five of the 163 graduates who earned master’s degrees from the Spears School of Business this spring earned their degrees through distance learning rather than traditional classroom instruction, according to information provided by the university…
Bogus degrees make headlines again.
HUGE for-profit college roundup at the Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “Today’s college stress convenience“
Here’s pro-commentary on Minnesota Governor Pawlenty’s efforts to expand collegiate-level, online learning.
USA News & World Report: “7 Tips for Distance Learning“
Lots going on. College World Series, World Cup, and the NBA Draft. Oh, and Tour de France begins soon too.
Mississippi College: Master of Health Services Administration.
Liberty University (VA): Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Master of Education in Teaching and Learning with an Education Technology Concentration.
University of Southern Mississippi: Masters of Polymer Science Engineering with an emphasis in Composites Engineering.
Arizona State University: Bachelor of Arts in business with a concentration in communication.
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