Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for expanding access to higher learning. Open ...
Yahoo

Iowa’s Board of Regents Advises Public Universities to Expand Distance Learning

Iowa’s public universities should expand distance education offerings, including allowing students at one state university to take courses from another, Board of Regents staff members recommended ...
The Hechinger Report

Coronavirus accelerates higher education’s trend toward distance learning

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Earlier this ...
Psychology Today

A Closer Look at Distance Learning

The blackboard might look a little fuzzy from a distance, but before you chalk it up to poor vision, it might be time to take a closer look. Distance education has been around for centuries, ...
Inside Higher Ed

Distance Doctoral Students ‘Invisible’ to Universities

When Katrina McChesney received an email from an Australian university she had “never heard of” about free research master’s and doctoral degrees for Antipodean citizens, she assumed it was a scam. At ...
Indiatimes

UGC’s new rules invalidate psychology degrees in distance mode: How it happened and what’s next for students

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has invalidated psychology degrees offered through distance and online learning modes, affecting around 1.3 lakh students. The ban follows the National ...