Friday News Roundup - 07/03/09

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 tuition exception for out-of-state dwellers, fees are quite affordable.       

+ Boston University brings its non-credit, fund raising certificate online.  Details.

In other news, 

+ In California: Building a new online campus.  More here.

+ Another study describing online students outperforming their analog contemporaries.  Inside Higher Ed has additional info.

+ How time flies.  “Texas State Technical College graduates the first student from Second Life”.

+ Good news for HS and community college students:  There is a serious push by the Obama administration for free online courses. 

+ Credibility gains in online learning.  This piece talks quite a bit about the University of Richmond, in addition to some for-profits schools. 

+ From The Daily Iowan: Fighting cyber cheaters in online classes. 

+ Via the California State University Northridge student newspaper, The Daily Sundial: How to survive an online class.

As always, have a great weekend!