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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05/02/2017
 Distance learning continues to grow, with more than six million higher ed students taking at least one distance education course in 2015, according to a report from Digital Learning Compass.
The report found growth at non-profit institutions occurred at a rate
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04/29/2017
 HYDERABAD: Students of open digital learning of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) would reach to 50 lakh by 2025 from the current 30 lakh students, university vice chancellor Prof Ravindra Kumar said on Friday.
The university would add about 100 new courses in the next couple
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04/20/2017
 AlHuda CIBE is a well-established name in Islamic Banking and Finance market focusing on Awareness, Education, Training, Promotion, Advisory and Publications on Islamic Banking and Finance around the globe from last ten years to serve the Islamic Banking and Finance.
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04/18/2017
 NEWBURYPORT – In an age of multi-tasking, William Shuttleworth might take the cake.
Shuttleworth volunteers as a part-time volunteer host at City Hall, and his professional commitment is as superintendent of schools for the islands of Monhegan and Matinicus, off the coast of
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04/12/2017
 Even while studying in grade 9 and 10, most of the students start contemplating their dreams and career aspirations. This is the time when they begin to take ownership of choosing the right career path to fulfil their dreams. Engineering still continue to be the most sought after career choices
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04/06/2017
 NEW DELHI: There are two major modes of learning in India. One is classroom learning, where students attend regular classes at colleges and university departments. The other is distance learning, where students learn through correspondence. There are many distance universities in India which
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04/01/2017
 A bizarre new distance learning course is launching in Frome today offering locals the chance to be educated in the art of lion taming.
The Blackford Centre is launching its newest course today (April 1) - Lion Taming for Pleasure and Profit.
The home-study organisation says
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03/24/2017
 ISLAMABAD: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), UNICEF and AIOU have agreed to deepen their collaborative partnership to bring dropout students in the educational net through non-formal education (NFE). A consultative workshop was organised by AIOU Department of
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03/21/2017
 Degrees granted for Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) programs done through distance education will not be recognised, said the University Grants Commission (UGC) in a circular.
The circular said only full-time and part time programs will be treated as degrees.
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03/17/2017
 Duke University and San Jose State University are two institutions which have broadened research and teaching capacity through distance communication technology. Video conferencing has allowed both schools to expose students to professional development opportunities and outreac
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03/10/2017
 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus is empowering students to experiment, test, develop, analyze and reconfigure crash sites and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) using virtual reality technology.
The Embry-Riddle Virtual Crash and Virtual Ae
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03/05/2017
 In April 2001, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) launched the MIT Open Course Ware (OCW) initiative, its initial foray into distance and e-learning. Under OCW, MIT initially published course materials for a few dozen courses online, expanding into the hundreds including videos of in
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03/02/2017
 JACKSONVILLE -- Joe Solsona, President & CEO of U2Cloud announced several new cloud services specifically tailored to the Education industry. U2Clouds' Virtual Lab (Vlab) solution consists of customized pay-as-you-go cloud services including Desktop-as-a-Services, Software-as-a
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02/16/2017
 WORKING PROFESSIONALS and part-time students who have taken up distance learning courses at the University of Mumbai can now avail of free psychological counselling from the university.
Extending its counselling services to off-campus students and university staff, the applied
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02/12/2017
 Many people have neither the time nor patience to do things the “traditional” way and distance learning has sufficiently come of age for it to be viewed as a viable, quality alternative to full-time, contact study.
Prospective students are increasingly opting for distance lear
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02/09/2017
 The University of Mumbai’s (MU) Institute of Distance Learning (IDOL) has launched a mobile application for its 77,000 students.
The app, named ‘YOOVA’ , will keep the students updated about admission, examination and results. It will make study material available to students on thei
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02/02/2017
 Digital equity has long been a hot topic for K–12 schools. But small, rural colleges and universities have also had to tackle the issue to ensure their students enjoy the same resources and opportunities as students in urban locations and large institutions.
In Anderson, S.C., Forrest
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01/27/2017
 The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Monday launched a two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (e-PGP) through distance learning using satellite-based education technology.
The course, the first by an IIM, will cost Rs. 17 lakh and is aimed at working execut
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01/23/2017
 In Alaska, post-secondary education can come at a higher-than-usual price — especially for people hailing from rural parts of the state. Besides the usual expenses, students face the steep cost of travel: Flying from a remote West Coast or Bristol Bay community to a university in Anchorag
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01/17/2017
 Prospective students are increasingly opting for distance learning as a first choice, with the sector experiencing strong growth as a result of its harnessing of technological advancements.
“Educational technology has taken the distance and isolation out of distance education and, as
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