Distance Learning

U.Va. Among Colleges Turning More To Online Classes

When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offered its first free online course this spring, Ashwith Rego jumped at the chance to learn from some of the world’s leading researchers — without leaving his home in India.

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Sonic Foundry Webcasts Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning

Sonic Foundry, Inc., the trusted market leader for video management and academic, enterprise and event webcasting, today announced the company’s Mediasite platform will be used to live webcast the 28th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning, held this week at the Monona Terrace and Convention Center in Madison, Wis.

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Elite Colleges Transform Online Higher Education

When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offered its first free online course this spring, Ashwith Rego jumped at the chance to learn from some of the world's leading researchers – without leaving his home in India.

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6 Ways In Which Digital Is Changing The Face Of Higher Education (Opinion)

Having just finished my very first online lecture on the history of the internet, I am both heartened and dismayed by the experience.

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Online-Only American Public University Skews W.Va. Higher Education Enrollment Numbers

An online-only private university headquartered in the Eastern Panhandle is skewing West Virginia's college enrollment numbers, a state higher education official said.

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Wake Forest University Not Ready To Offer Free Online Courses

Wake Forest University is continuing to explore the rapidly changing world of online higher education, but it's not yet ready to join other prestigious universities in offering free online classes.

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State's 'Online U' Would Be National First

Florida, not known as a higher-education innovator, nevertheless might become the first state in the nation to open an all-online public university.

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UC Berkeley To Offer Free Online Classes Through edX

Edx, founded by Harvard and MIT, will host two not-for-credit UC Berkeley courses this fall.

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The Trouble With Online Education (Opinion)

“AH, you’re a professor. You must learn so much from your students.”

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