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January 8 - New Study: More than 6.7 Million Students Learning Online, Most Institutions Undecided about MOOCs

The 2012 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group reveals the number of students taking at least one online course has surpassed 6.7 million. Higher education adoption of Massive Open Online Courses remains low, with most institutions still on the sidelines.

December 14 - State Authorization: Strategies for Online Providers

By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars

Change? It’s hard to keep up with the twists and turns in state authorization. The latest announcement by the Department of Education that it would not enforce provisions of the original regulations (600.9) might suggest the heat is off institutions. CAUTION is advised. If your online programs cross state lines to reach students, you still face regulatory scrutiny in many states.

June 23 - I’m Teaching Online Next Term: What Do I Have to Know?

By: Mary Bart in 20 Minute Mentor, Teaching Online

While embracing the benefits of online learning, new online instructors also have a lot of questions … about the technology, about creating a teaching presence, about structuring their course, and much more.

June 7 - Community Colleges Continue to Grow Online

By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration

Community colleges saw a nine percent increase in distance learning enrollments in the 2009-10 academic year, according to a survey by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC), an affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges.

January 6 - How to Create Effective Activities for Online Teaching

By: Errol Craig Sull in Online Education

We’ve all used them, first as students and now as online instructors: activities in a class meant to highlight, spotlight, underline, enhance, or explain some aspect of the subject we are teaching. Too often, not much thought or effort is given to these activities, resulting in outdated and unsuccessful activities. With the right approaches and a bit of knowledge, online instructors can create activities that are dynamic, effective, and interesting.

July 21 - Four Pillars of Online Course Quality

By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration

The rapid growth of online education, coupled with instances of lax academic integrity and cases involving questionable instructional quality, has put the entire industry under the microscope. As a result, today’s distance education programs are looking to not only prove the quality of their programs, but improve them as well.

May 4 - How Do Students Think Online Courses Compare?

By: Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti in Distance Learning Administration

In its early days web-based instruction was seen as a solution to a problem: students who were separated from campus either by geography or schedule would be able to take advantage of web-based instruction to get the training or degree they desired.

November 9 - ‘Managing Online Education’ Study Sheds New Light on the Operations Side of Online Programs

By: Mary Bart in Online Education

A survey of senior campus officials responsible for managing online and distance education programs revealed some interesting findings, including almost half of the participants not knowing whether their program is profitable.

October 30 - Critical New Findings from the ‘Managing Online Education’ Study

By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars

WCET and The Campus Computing Project share their findings from the 2009 Managing Online Education Survey with details on how different schools handle the operational, instructional, and IT issues of their online programs. The survey data are based on responses from 182 senior campus officials at two- and four-year public and private U.S. colleges and universities.

October 28 - Tools of Engagement: Technologies and Strategies for All Learning Styles