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Online Learning: Wave of the Future…?

(Sara Lenz, Deseret News) -- BYU-Idaho launched a new online learning program late last month called Pathway, which is geared toward 18- to 30-year-olds who have not earned an associate's or bachelor's degree but are interested in doing so. Students are eased into the college experience with a light load of ...

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The End of University Prestige?

Higher education in this country is in a state of crisis. Nearly nine out of 10 American high school seniors say they want to go to college. Yet almost half of U.S. college students drop out, outstanding student loan debt exceeds $730 billion, and tuition fees rose 248 percent between 1990 and 2008, more than any other major commodity...

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The Evidence on Online Education

WASHINGTON -- Online learning has definite advantages over face-to-face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning, according to a new meta-analysis released Friday by the U.S. Department of Education. The study found that students who took all or part of their instruction online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through face-to-face instruction. Further,...

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Online Enrollment Up 17%

One in every four students now takes at least one course online. But study finds increases aren't necessarily matched by faculty respect or consistent efforts to train professors. Source: Inside Higher Ed Link: Read More »

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