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Placeholder while loading article actionsFour years after the start of free online courses from elite universities, the statistics on this unprecedented digital opening to the world are staggering. Coursera, a leading platform for such…

Christina Al Bdewi's plan to become a doctor came to a halt in May when she fled fighting between Islamist rebels and the Syrian army in her hometown of Damascus, the Syrian capital.She had just finished her first…

Choose from over 200 flexible and affordable online college degree programs. At SNHU, your success is our sole mission. As an accredited, nonprofit university, we've helped thousands of students achieve their goals through flexible,…

Learning new Internet resources can be fun, and it could also make you a better massage student. Many students benefit from using online study tools, but it can be difficult to know which programs and websites…

SAN DIEGO — Touting its wide array of financially ruinous academic programs that can be tailored to meet anyone's planning needs, Enterprise College officials announced Monday that the online institution is committed to letting students…

The sun sets over Sproul Hall behind the Sather Gate on the University of California campus in Berkeley, California. (Eric Risberg/AP) Nick Anderson Reporter covering higher education, national education policy and…

“We have 15 campuses in Indiana and Kentucky. It used to be the only way to really grow, it was by looking at new geography. "While many online students are from Indiana, the flexibility makes Indiana Tech a better…

The StudyRoom company, which publicly launched on the TechCrunch Disrupt scene this afternoon, aims to bring student study groups and one-to-one lessons online and make them more social. The company has already tested its program…

ATLANTA — Dary Merckens was in the Outer Banks of North Carolina several weeks before moving to Las Vegas. He was also entering his second month in a master's program at the Georgia…

Starbucks is rolling out a program that would allow its employees to earn an online college degree at Arizona State University at a heavily discounted rate. The coffee chain partners with the school to offer the option to 135,000…

For a veteran, for-profit online colleges are the equivalent of pot. It's hard not to do them when it's so easy and you know a bunch of other guys who do it too. Don't be that guy. Resist the dark side and use your time at…

For a veteran, for-profit online colleges are the equivalent of pot. It's hard not to do them when it's so easy and you know a bunch of other guys who do it too. Don't be that guy. Resist the dark side and use your time at…

There's real money in virtual education — both for Florida colleges and universities offering online courses and for private-sector providers selling technical services to schools. A cash cow for UF Florida public universities…

Online courses are booming. Colleges around the world continue to expand their online course offerings. Even prestigious schools like Harvard threw its hat in the ring onlineaccording to an…

After failing to make the grade with professors at the University of Washington, Online semester disconnects for good.The consortium was designed to allow students from Washington U. and other…

From the start, Mr. Reshef said he aimed to show developing countries that it is possible to provide a higher education for all, at a lower cost. Courses are deliberately low-tech, with text-based open-source materials, as many prospective…

When American universities started offering Moocs – free online courses open to anyone – people signed up in droves. From courses in artificial intelligence to courses in vegetarianism, millions of people around the world have started…

In today's interconnected world, our security and prosperity don't just come from within our borders. We are increasingly interdependent on countries and individuals around the world for our security. For our nation to thrive, we must…

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InsideFlorida.comLawmakers have asked the University of Florida to create an online-only university to launch in January. Tomorrow, the Florida University System Board of Trustees will meet to discuss the!-->!-->…

Let's not say that San Jose State University hasn't taught the world a valuable lesson about the promises and pitfalls of the fanciful new craze for online college learning.The Cal State University campus has settled as a pioneer in the…

As a high school student, Holly Harvey was determined to take as many college courses as possible.There was only one problem: the nearest community college was 45 minutes from her home in Carrollton, Texas. And she didn't have her driver's…

South Carolina residents who have completed at least 60 college credits can now earn their license from anywhere thanks to a new online college launching this spring. Palmetto College, part of the University of South…

Supply and demand meet technology. This is the current state of higher education in America – online or digital learning. The demand for higher education is growing rapidly in a global economy based on the “digital age”. The…

Free online college courses known as Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, have taken another big step toward changing the model of higher education. According to a room today in The New York Times. Universities, including Arizona State,…

A growing number of nonprofit colleges have become big fish in online education and target a working mature student market long dominated by for-profit institutions. As competition intensifies, more informed consumers will increasingly…

Thinkstock By Jill Rooney What does the future look like for online students? With the explosion of massive open online courses (MOOCs) - including today's announcement of UC Berkeley joins edXand Coursera adding courses from 12…

A few months ago, I wrote about my 11-year-old son's experiences taking Stanford's online game theory course. It was a challenging course (at or above the level at which I teach my own MBAs) and while it was just below the…

Here is a guest post from Ted Bongiovanni, Director of the Office of Distance Learning at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies. According to a recent study conducted by Babson College, approximately 1…

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Springfield College School of Social Work, a regionally accredited college based in Springfield, Mass., has formed an educational alliance with Capella University (www.capella.edu), a accredited online…

The AFL-CIO joins the National Labor College and the Princeton Review in launching…

The AFL-CIO joins the National Labor College and the Princeton Review in launching…