University Of Phoenix Graduates Most Minority Students, Report Says
"It's been a huge transition over the past 20 years relative to online degrees getting the respect that they deserve," William T. Rolack Sr.www.huffingtonpost.com
Udacity Raises $15 Million as Money Pours into Online Education
That month, 2U (formerly 2tor) announced a $26 million financing to bolster its services for offering degrees online. Codecademy, a site that teaches basic programming skills, said it raised $10 million in June from firms including Index Ventures and ...go.bloomberg.com
FAU online master's degree in accounting ranked 'best buy'
The GetEducated.com online AACSB-accredited degree rankings were objectively calculated by comparing tuition and distance education fees at 67 regionally accredited or regional-candidate universities in the U.S.www.bizjournals.com
Nine Louisiana universities offer online collaborative degree
As early as February 2013, University of Louisiana System institutions will begin accepting applications for the Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership, a 100 percent online degree offered jointly by nine public universities. The accelerated ...www.theadvertiser.com
Warm spell could bring record today
Looking at the day's records: Buffalo's all-time high on Oct. 25 is 77 degrees, a mark reached in 1963. ... The forecast for Friday is a few degrees cooler - high near 71 - but with increasing clouds bringing showers in Friday night, the Weather ...thedailynewsonline.com
Amend Senior Degree Audits
Three years ago, UR launched an online system for completing the Senior Degree Audit, which assesses a students' progress toward completing all requirements of a UR degree, a commendable step in improving a previously tedious paper process.www.campustimes.org
UConn's One-Stop Resource for Online Learning and Teaching
Today, UConn offers a wide range of courses and programs in an online format, from an introductory class in anthropology for undergraduates to a master's of science degree in accounting. According to Peter Diplock, director of UConn eCampus and ...today.uconn.edu
Online classes: Five courses to rev up your career
Colleges and universities are rushing to meet this growing demand, offering a huge variety of online degree or certificate programs as well as single courses through free platforms such as Coursera or edX.newyork.newsday.com
A New Online Associate Degree
Portmont College at Mount St. Mary's, announced today, is a new venture designed to provide online associate degrees to students who have more "grit" than traditional academic credentials. The program is a partnership between MyCollege Foundation, ...www.insidehighered.com
Watchdog resolves to monitor online courses
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency has promised guidelines for universities flirting with these courses, known as MOOCs or "massive open online courses". The new guidelines would "signal where we are happy for them to go and where ...www.theaustralian.com.au
For-Profit Colleges Get Schooled
The school says the money saved from closing classrooms will be rededicated to its online programs.The school blames its dwindling enrollment in part on increased competition from more traditional education providers, as well as the fact that many ...online.wsj.com
Free Online Education Is Now Illegal in Minnesota
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the state has decided to crack down on free education, notifying California-based startup Coursera that it is not allowed to offer its online courses to the state's residents. Coursera, founded by Stanford ...www.slate.com
UW furthers online education
Courses conducted completely online offer students the opportunity to gain degrees or simply take on additional credits in a setting that accommodates their schedules, Booske said.badgerherald.com
Can an Online Degree Really Help You Get a Job?
The University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit school in the country, has been around since 1976. It has 328,000 students currently enrolled and an estimated 700,000 alumni.nation.time.com
Park University Degree Programs Ranked "Best Buys" by Consumer Group
Park University's online Master of Public Affairs degree program is ranked 10th nationally as a "best buy" in the "Best Online Masters in Public Administration" category by the national editorial review team at GetEducated.com, a consumer group that ...news.park.edu
Getting the most out of an online education
(Reuters) - Online learning just got a lot bigger: Last week the University of Texas announced plans to bring its nine universities and six health institutions to the Internet.www.reuters.com
Minnesota Bans Coursera, Provider Of Free Online Courses, Citing Decades ...
In a move that has many scratching their heads, Minnesota's Office of Higher Education has banned Coursera - an educational technology startup that provides massive open online courses (MOOC'S) - citing a longstanding state law that prohibits ...www.huffingtonpost.com
The UO's battle to have a place in online education
Online education has permeated the UO already through programs like Blackboard. The classroom crunch has reignited interest in developing more online courses to reduce the stress on campus. Online education is hot right now, but the challenges that ...dailyemerald.com
Williams: Online degrees get A-plus
As a teacher at a community college, I welcome the transformation in higher education that online technology brings. For my courses, I post handouts, useful links, research supplements and study guides online. I no longer accept printed papers, only ...savannahnow.com
TRUSTEES: NOBTS to begin 3 online degrees
NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- In an effort to make theological education more accessible, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary trustees approved three fully online graduate degrees during their fall meeting Oct. 9. The board also voted to launch a new ...www.bpnews.net
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