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13th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning

June 6, 2007

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 [...]

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Drexel Research Team: Quality of Online Versus On-Campus Learning is Indistinguishable

November 10, 2006

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 [...]

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Report: Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006

November 8, 2006

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 of [...]

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EDUCAUSE: E-Learning – A Financial and Strategic Perspective

November 1, 2006

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 [...]

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UMassOnline New Directions

April 27, 2006

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 [...]

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Learning Online

April 5, 2006

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. [...]

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