06/28/2017

On Friday, the higher education funding and regulating agency, the University Grants Commission, notified new rules for open and distance learning programmes in India.

These courses that deliver printed, recorded or online learning material to students so that they can st
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06/24/2017

Universities offering programmes through distance mode will now be regulated under the University Grants Commission (UGC) (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017, notified by the commission on Friday.

The commission, through the regulations, has laid down the minimum standards
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06/19/2017

Of 76,495 students enrolled at the institute, 45,559 or 60% are women. But many of them leave their courses mid-way.

The University of Mumbai’s (MU’s) Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) is an exception among higher education institutes as it has more women than men
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06/12/2017

With multiple rural satellite campuses for a distributed student body -- including a high percentage of non-traditional students -- Western New Mexico University relies heavily on video and web conferencing for instruction. Using Mediasite Join by Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) the trusted
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06/06/2017

One in every three Mississippi State University graduates is an online student. 

Evan Hawkins, Distance Education program coordinator at MSU, shared that statistic, along with many others involving distance learning, with Starkville Rotarians Monday at Starkville Country Club. 

Hawk
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06/05/2017

INDIANAPOLIS -A distance education research group ranks Ivy Tech Community College as the top community college in the United States with students taking at least one distance education course. Digital Learning Compass ranks the school in the top 15 overall in its 2017 Distance Education Enrollmen
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05/25/2017

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a call for applications(www.rd.usda.gov) for parties interested in receiving rural telemedicine or distance learning grants.

The competitive grants, to be awarded in fiscal year 2017, are made available through the Rural
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05/19/2017

Huron, S.D. — USDA Rural Development Acting Undersecretary Roger Glendenning has announced that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is accepting applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The Notice of Solicitation of Applications (N
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05/12/2017

Getting a degree from one of the most prestigious engineering colleges, and that too without attending classes in the campus, is about to become a reality. 

IIT Madras is now offering a M. Tech degree through distance learning process, a first of its kind initiative. 

In the fi
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05/10/2017

Students’ enrolment figures at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) reveal that northern states trail behind their southern peers in Open and Distance Learning (ODL).

Admission document seen by Daily Trust shows that seven southern states of Delta, Imo, Ogun, Edo, Anamb
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