We’ve talked about diploma mills before. They are responsible for those tempting emails we often see in our email boxes that award college degrees for life experiences. Although we know of the importance of accreditation and are weary of any degree program that requires little to no work, there are many people out there that [...]

If I asked you to guess the top two factors that drove the growth of online education in the last couple years, what would you say?

Surely the recession would be one. Bad economic times mean higher campus and online education enrollments - the lack of good jobs encourages more people to seek education and [...]

Why get an MBA? Generally, the short answer to this question is so that you can make a lot of money, enjoying a degree that is versatile, allowing you to enter numerous fields or industries. But here’s a different answer. Another reason explaining “why get an MBA” today is so that you can coach social [...]

With the rapid growth of online education — the most recent Sloan Consortium survey reported that more than 25% of today’s students took least one online class in the past year — it’s clear that distance learning faculty are going to be crucial players in elearning’s continued success.

Online Education in Demand

In order to meet the [...]

Nowadays, when you enroll in college, particularly community college, you must prepare for some unorthodox and creative efforts on schools’ behalf to find ways to accommodate you and the millions of other students coming out in droves to pursue a college degree.

As community colleges do their best to avoid turning the large numbers of students [...]

There is no doubt that, along with college enrollments, the value of community college credits is on the rise. The greatest evidence of this can be seen in President Obama’s administration’s plan to invest $12 billion dollars into the nation’s community colleges with the intention of creating mass opportunities for students to get college degrees [...]

For students who are in the military, distance learning is like a dream come true. To think that you could continue getting an associate, bachelor’s or even master’s degree while stationed overseas or even deployed in a war zone is real coup for online education.

But military personnel taking online courses while fulfilling their service is [...]

One of the biggest barriers in accessing higher education is the cost of tuition. With this in mind, University of the People was founded as the first global, tuition-free university, providing a higher education option for people who don’t really have other options, including those who are financially limited or live in secluded areas.

Inspired by [...]

Last month, President Obama unveiled a $12 billion plan to help community colleges prepare millions of Americans for a new generation of jobs over the span of the next 10 years. Part of this plan is the “American Graduation Initiative” - $9 billion set aside to create competitive grants awarded to schools that develop new [...]

Nontraditional students interested in pursuing an online degree are getting some powerful attention these days. President Obama’s recent education policy proposes spending $500 million on improving the quality of online degrees while making them more affordable and in some cases, free.

What to Expect: Online Education Models

Carnegie Mellon University’s Open Learning Initiative

Carnegie Mellon University has developed [...]