Online Learning
Online course invites nuclear engineering pros
There aren’t any 18-year-old freshmen in one of the country’s only accredited nuclear engineering technology courses, but there are plenty of industry experts who can finish the intensive curriculum in…
Feds probe online ‘sham university’ for visa fraud
The government of India is urging the United States to show leniency toward Indian students who were enrolled at a "sham university" in California that U.S. authorities say was a…
Virtual classrooms take over LSAT prep
With prospective law students already managing full college courseloads or professional schedules, many are finding they don’t have the time to fit in a full Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)…
Report predicts online learning explosion by 2015
The number of college students taking online college courses will equal the number of students who attend classes in a traditional classroom by 2015, according to a market research firm…
Your professor, your computer, and you
Can students possibly learn more sitting alone, staring at a computer screen for hours on end than they could sitting amongst peers and interacting directly with an expert well versed…
Google makes ed-tech splash with apps marketplace
Google opened an Apps Marketplace for educators Jan. 25, creating an online repository filled with learning management system (LMS) software, web-based grade books, and other content that could be shared…
How Google’s leadership shakeup could affect education
Google Inc.’s announcement last week that co-founder Larry Page would replace CEO Eric Schmidt might be appealing to educators who long for the company’s free-wheeling days, but educational technology leaders…
University of Phoenix enrollment drops 42%
Student enrollment at University of Phoenix parent Apollo Group nose-dived 42 percent in the three months that ended Dec. 30, and on Monday investors learned that company executives believe it…
States look to Indiana as a model for online instruction
Washington state could mimic Indiana’s successful online education model if a state legislator's proposed bill that would make online college classes more available to students there becomes law.…
Blackboard backs ed-tech standards
Common standards for online learning became more likely this week after Blackboard, Inc. announced that it would support an open database initiative that could make educational content usable on any…