09/24/2012

The web has been abuzz in recent days following a study released by Eduventures indicating that the market for online education is maturing. According to the research, while the sheer number of adults enrolled in online programs continues to increase steadily, the percentage of adults wi
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09/24/2012

Back in the days the norm was to consult book recipes when cooking and to get lost in infinite pages of giant dictionaries when reading. Today, we use the internet to perform all these tasks. As everything seems to be a click away, I have started to ask myself the question: is it
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09/19/2012

Much of the discussion and debate around bringing higher education online has touched upon the implications of putting course material online versus in-person teaching. There are many questions floating around, such as how will students benefit from online classes if course credit isn’
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 08/24/2012

More than one-third – six million – of all students in higher education took at least one online course in the fall of 2011. Yet despite its growing popularity, online learning continues to be seen in a negative light by politicians, regulators, and some members of the academic community,
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07/26/2012

A couple of pieces in the New York Times and Washington Post have attracted some attention over the past couple of weeks for their descriptions of online and blended-learning environments–and both have made the mistake of assuming that just because one experience is a certain way,
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07/10/2012

Two years ago I decided that I wanted to go back to university to study an MA. There was only one barrier: money. Did I really want to return to a life of Pot Noodles?

Haunted by memories of penny-pinching as an undergraduate, I decided to do things differently. I kept my d
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05/22/2012

Looking for a challenge, sixth former Jen Truby signed up to take Open University level-2 qualifications in astronomy and planetary science alongside her A-levels in maths, further maths and physics.  She left Kendrick school, Oxford, to study for a degree in physical science by dist
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05/17/2012

On the face of it, Rashid Balogun and Sara Wingham have little in common. Rashid, 49, is a Los Angeles-based accountant, Sara, a 29-year-old analyst living and working in Hereford. Rashid has a PhD in Business Administration. Until recently, Sara had no higher education. Yet, despite s
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05/16/2012

Having taken an extended vacation the past few weeks, I returned to the United States to see that the pace of innovation in education is continuing at a breakneck pace. From my perch, here’s a roundup of some of the more interesting happenings in that time:

Online learning i
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05/07/2012

So, you decided to return to school to further your education but you want to do it online. This can be a great idea for busy working people as it will definitely save you time and make it easier to fit your educational goals into your schedule. However, you do need to be careful that th
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