ChinaCast Education Reports Strong Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results – MarketWatch
“I think that US campuses who think that China is a huge market for them are mistak
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Total revenues increased 37% year-over-year to $25.6 million
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinacast-education-reports-strong-third-quarter-2011-financial-results-2011-11-09
Date: Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 10:57 pm
Fort Hays State leads Kansas higher learning in growth
Link: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20467474&BRD=1160&PAG=461&dept_id=190958&rfi=6
Date: Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 10:51 pm
Professionals Debate the Quality of Online Education
“I teach for a Research I University MBA program. Quality control involves giving me a 1 sentence description of the course. No one every checks to see what I am doing in class, how I could improve, etc. But ONLINE Education has to be controlled and regulated for quality? Give me a break. ” – Scott
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Still, some academic professionals doubt the validity of online education. In order to ensure that web-based classes are delivering high-quality education to their students, the U.S. Department of Education recently proposed that accreditation groups keep a closer watch on colleges and universities that offer distance learning options, as Congress says these organizations have been too lax in their accreditation of online programs, the Chronicle reports.
Tags: Distance Learning
Link: http://www.usnewsuniversitydirectory.com/articles/professionals-debate-the-quality-of-online-educati_11906.aspx
Date: Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 10:49 pm
Canadian Distance Learning on the Rise, According to New Report – MarketWatch
“I think that it is on the rise everwhere. Don’t think that it has as much to do with the economy as with a culture shift that has finally reached the tipping point”- Scott
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new report on online learning in Canada indicates that distance learning continues to grow and is now available in all thirteen provinces and territories.
The annual report, the fourth in the series, State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada, was released today by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) at the Virtual School Symposium ( www.virtualschoolsymposium.org ), iNACOL’s annual conference, November 9 -11 in Indianapolis.
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/canadian-distance-learning-on-the-rise-according-to-new-report-2011-11-09
Date: Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 10:39 pm
71 online teachers will get RIF letters | The Olympian – The News Tribune
“People need to realize that high quality distance education will often cost more than traditional classroom learning and you have to plan how to pay for it when you start programs. Think of the MOVIP program in Missouri–depending entirely on state revenues, never creating any intellectual property of their own, and trying to compete and kill off programs like the MoVIP (the had the acronym originally) at MSU. Then when the state funding was cut, the program was over, leaving little of value left over. Frankly DL in the state would be farther ahead if it had never happened. “-Scott
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They say online programs can have added costs for curriculum and computer equipment that may cost more than materials provided in traditional schools
Link: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/05/05/1653381/71-online-teachers-will-get-rif.html
Date: Thursday, 5 May 2011, 6:18 pm
Nelson: Distance learning rules bad for state – Omaha.com
“Geography doesn’t matter. Quality matters. Cost matters. I can’t count the number of times that the old, outdated academics have tried to put up barriers to distance learning, in order to protect their realms. Nelson is right, this is a bad piece of regulation that should be stopped asap.”-Scott
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Nelson criticized Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the eve of his scheduled visit to Nebraska on Friday.
The Nebraska senator called on his fellow Democrat to abandon enforcement of the distance learning rule that takes effect July 1. It will require education institutions that offer online or correspondence courses to students in any other state to seek authorization from that state.
The University of Nebraska offers nearly 80 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and specialist degree programs to more than 20,000 students in the United States and around the world.
Tags: nelson learning distance
Link: http://www.omaha.com/article/20110429/AP/704299895
Date: Thursday, 5 May 2011, 6:10 pm
Degrees go the distance – Telegraph
“A lot of what is happening in the comparative growth of student enrollments reminds me a lot of what happened with tech and networking companies in the 90s. I remember that Avaya (then lucent) was very happy that they had 9% growth per year, which historically was great. But everyone else in the same market segment was experiencing 25-30% growth. Same thing here in MO. The big regional institutions are very happy with their 4-5% growth in enrollments that are happening now. Meanwhile Ozark Technical College–with an aggressive DL program–is growing at 16% per SEMESTER. Soon it will be bigger than Missouri State University.”-Scott
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“Distance learning is one of those fields where the rate of growth always exceeds the rate of growth that the experts have predicted,” says Prof Jonathan Kydd, dean of the University of London international programme.
Tags: Distance Education
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/expateducation/8487609/Degrees-go-the-distance.html
Date: Thursday, 5 May 2011, 6:07 pm