Distance Learning

Online classes transforming the college landscape

Due to Hurricane Sandy, the original live event date was postponed. The session will now be held on Wednesday, November 15th at 2PM ET (US).

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At the moment, the buzz in the higher education community is all about MOOCs -- massive open online courses. MOOCs, which in many cases are offered, for free, by top faculty at some of our nation's most prestigious universities including Harvard, MIT and Stanford, are now attracting millions of students worldwide.

Student interest in online courses has nearly doubled at UND in the past five years, while other regional institutions have seen an even greater increase. At the University of Minnesota-Crookston, an influx of 236 more students this year contributed to breaking the university’s enrollment record.

Oklahoma's public colleges and universities are well placed to expand their online offerings, a higher education consultant said Wednesday.

California State San Marcos and Emory Continuing Education Go Live with Higher Reach on Facebook

Hey, all you colleges and universities not in Minnesota: Want to offer a free, online, not-for-credit course to people living here, no questions asked? This is your lucky day.

MOOCs are great for supplementing learning but not replacing it.