At the start of the 2008 to 2009 school year, more than 4.6 million college students were taking at least one online course according to U.S.News. That’s a 17 percent increase from 2007, or more than 1 in 4 college students!

Most of the growth for online education is coming from existing traditional schools that are [...]

Bill Gates Praises Online Learning

In Bill Gates’ recent 2010 annual letter, he states that many different elements of the Internet, including online video and interactive lessons, should be integrated into the curriculum of K-12 and higher education courses. Gates says that there needs to be a way to organize and rate all the educational [...]