Don’t know the graduate next to you? You’re not alone. One-third of students take at least one class online.

Techno-News Blog. Two decades ago, when I was a student in a part-time master’s degree program at Johns Hopkins University, I would hurry from my office twice a week to make class, hoping like many of my classmates for a few minutes to grab coffee and a bite to eat before settling in for the 2 1/2-hour seminars. More...