By Joshua Kim. Have you been discussing the online learning numbers - Who Is Studying Online (and Where) - with your colleagues. More...
www.MoreOnlineClassesPlease.edu
About halfway through my second stint as a graduate student, I registered to take an online course. I dreaded it. The class focused on an extremely dry, extremely technical topic (albeit also an extremely critical one which I would go on to use frequently after graduating) and I had already heard and internalized all of the usual knocks about online classes and their perceived stigma. But, in spite of my uncertainty about the whole idea of online classes, I decided to give it a shot. More...
Claremont Graduate University Chooses Noodle for Online Master's
By Doug Lederman. Claremont Graduate University has selected Noodle Partners to help it launch its first online master's programs, the university announced. The news release did not identify the fields in which the California institution will begin its foray into online learning. More...
Efforts grow to help students evaluate what they see online
Techno-News Blog. Alarmed by the proliferation of false content online, state lawmakers around the country are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell fact from fiction. Lawmakers in several states have introduced or passed bills calling on public school systems to do more to teach media literacy skills that they say are critical to democracy. More...
Distance Education Offers Alternative Path for Students
Techno-News Blog. The first priority of UNCW’s strategic plan is to “attract and retain high-quality, diverse students” by ensuring that “a UNCW education is accessible and affordable to the sons and daughters of North Carolina.” Access to education is always on our minds as we consider new programs and curriculum, because many times accessibility can make all the difference in completing a program or making the decision to pursue an advanced degree. More...
Fall 2016 IPEDS First Look: Continued growth in distance education in US
The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) just released its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) report and data on postsecondary enrollment in the US for the Fall 2016 term. This federal data has been tracking distance education (DE) since Fall 2012, and with the new release we get our first look at trends through last year. Accompanying the data is a report by NCES with summary data tables. More...
Online Learning and Residential Colleges

Online learning should be part of the strategic plan of every college and university. More...
5 Online Courses That Will Give You a Leg Up in the Job Hunt
Techno-News Blog. Students already have limited time so sometimes, the best way to learn new skills will be through online courses. So, which online courses are really going to give you the skills to give you a leg up in the job hunt? Read on to find out. More...
#4: Debunked: 8 online learning myths that need to disappear
As online learning continues to grow as an increasingly viable option for postsecondary and continuing education (at least 5.8 million US students are enrolled in at least one online course), especially as non-traditional students are becoming the norm, there still exists a universal unfamiliarity with online learning that has led to the proliferation of several myths or misconceptions about this popular mode of learning. More...
What's going on with for-profit and online education
It's been quite a year for for-profit education. "Continued collapse," is how Bryan Alexander, an educational futurist, describes it. More...