June 6th, 2007 by Jorge Goncalves
13th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning - The Power of Online Learning: Making a Difference, 7 to 9 November 2007, Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, United States. ‘This conference, which will provide the latest information on asynchronous learning programs, processes, packages, and protocols, is geared to both experienced professionals and interested newcomers to online [...]
November 10th, 2006 by Jorge Goncalves
Drexel Press Release: Quality of Online Versus On-Campus Learning is Indistinguishable. ‘Drexel Research Team to Present Online Education Findings at Sloan-C Conference. A research team from Drexel University has been invited to the 12th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on November 9, 2006 to present findings from an online vs. on-campus research study they conducted involving [...]
November 8th, 2006 by Jorge Goncalves
The Sloan Consortium Report: Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006. ‘Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006 represents the fourth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. This year’s study, like those for the previous three years, is aimed at answering some [...]
November 1st, 2006 by Jorge Goncalves
E-Learning - A Financial and Strategic Perspective, Stephen R. Ruth, Educause Quarterly, 29 (1), 22-30 (2006). ‘Institutions can consider different options in shaping a long-term strategy for achieving acceptable financial returns from e-learning. A report sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation examined the importance of online education at more than 1,000 universities in the [...]
April 27th, 2006 by Jorge Goncalves
UMassOnline Awarded National Grant to Study Statewide Access to its Programs. ‘The Sloan Foundation, a national association that promotes online learning standards, has awarded UMassOnline a planning grant to help expand access to the University of Massachusetts. The planning grant will help UMassOnline to develop new models of e-learning to maximize the local and regional [...]
April 5th, 2006 by Jorge Goncalves
How Much Is An Online Degree Worth? In a time not so long ago, online degrees were questionable, frowned upon, even considered worthless. Could someone really sit at home, stare at a screen, and learn as much as someone sitting in a classroom? Many educators doubted it. It seemed the lazy man’s way of learning. [...]
