A belated congrats to the Louisiana State University Tigers, 2009 College World Series champions
New degrees, certificates, and courses offered online or at a distance.
+ New from Drexel University:
Online Master’s Degree in Communication
Online Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
+ University of New Mexico-Gallup: New online undergraduate certificate in Information Technology. Since colleges in NM have the 6-semester hour tu... Read Full Story
Approximately 3 months back, we reported on the Basics of Professional Writing course offered in a self-study format by Iowa State University.
A student over at DegreeInfo decided to “take the plunge”, so to speak. Please go here for the comments. Read Full Story
It has come to our attention that Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico offers an online certificate program in business ethics.
This ten-week program has two start dates per year and costs $895. The next course begins on September 14, 2009. A certificate from the UNM Management Development Center is awarded upon completion. Read Full Story
At least this is how our brethren across the pond may envision their global role with respect to post-secondary education in the online sense.
A new task force to ensure our universities become the first choice across the world for on-line distance learning was announced yesterday by Higher Education Minister, David Lammy.
The task force chaired by Lynne Brindley, the Chief Executive of the British Library will advise on a wider strategy to build on our past and present successes and ensure ... Read Full Story
By now, almost everyone has heard about the new online MBA program which teams former General Electric CEO Jack Welch with Chancellor University.
Let’s begin by saying congratulations to Shaun Redgate, COO of Chancellor U. Shaun and I have corresponded back and forth a few times in the past.
Second, BusinessWeek published a report yesterday describing the deal between both parties, Chancellor and Welch. Strangely, Chancellor University was not mentioned in the BW piece by its current ... Read Full Story
Just over three months ago, we mentioned the online MA in Journalism from the University of Memphis.
Thanks to information provided by a poster on Degreeinfo.com, we now hear that the Tigers will offer an online MBA beginning in Fall, 2009.
And when it comes to those annoying fees for non-residents of Tennessee, the university says:
Out of state and international students are eligible for our online student out-of-state fee scholarship. When you apply to the program, be sure to indicate your... Read Full Story
As promised earlier, we’ll discuss AboutEdu. My thoughts:
- AboutEdu appears “Non-advertiser supported”, and is a “dot org”.
- How can anyone not like the site’s focus on distance learning opportunities through community colleges?
- Breaking down tuition costs (i.e. “Under $100 p/unit”, etc.) into price levels really simplifies things.
- Disclosure. Take a look at the following statement:
AboutEdu Disclosure: One of the principals of AboutEdu... Read Full Story
to possibly include colleges and universities having significant distance (online) degree programs? So reports Inside Higher Ed.
The Good: Information is power. In theory, consumers might make better-informed choices concerning the many schools inhabiting cyberspace.
The Bad: This endeavor could easily evolve into a lead generation service for a bunch of for-profit colleges.
Let us see how this turns out. Read Full Story
