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eLearners just finished the Mini-Guide to Online Communications Degrees, in which you'll find a ton of great information if you're considering starting a career in communications. Here's some of what you'll find in our guide:Average salaries for professionals in this fieldWhat courses you'll take to get a communications degree ...
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In a recent Washington Post article, A Virtual Revolution Is Brewing for Colleges, Zephyr Teachout paints a bleak picture for brick-and-mortar education due to the burgeoning popularity and relative cheapness of online education. In response, ZDNet's Christopher Dawson asked, Will Online Education Kill the University?
The gist of ...
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According to research conducted by University of California, learning a language online is just as effective as learning in a traditional classroom setting. In their words, e-learning is a "responsible and equivalent option to the classroom experience." Yay!
Here's a link to online language courses that can be found right ...
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Schwarzenegger: "Textbooks are outdated"
California spent $350 million on textbooks in 2008 — 1.4% of the entire state budget. Astonishing, right? It makes you wonder how. I'd imagine that most textbooks are hardcover, and hardcover textbooks are good for probably 5-10 years. Just how many new textbooks are being ...
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From PC World Magazine:
Virtual Schools Rapidly Building Online Education Foothold
Just in case you require further convincing that online learning is perceived as credible and viable, check this out: This summer, Florida is making it mandatory for each school district to offer "virtual school" for all students K-8, as well as online ...
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A Global, Peer-to-Peer University?
There's a new initiative in online education coming out of Pasadena, California called University of the People, and there's no denying its unconventional nature. It seeks to creates a global, online, tuition-free, peer-to-peer university that is also accredited ...
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More Pursuing Online Education
An article from the Intelligencer Journal says, yes, the job market is hurting, but online course enrollment just keeps growing, with 1 in 5 college students taking an online class in 2007.
And with college enrollment steadily rising, University of Phoenix vice president Michael Bard predicts that traditional ...
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Hi All!
Western Governors University was just featured in quite a lengthy writeup on Time.com praising its quality, growth, efficiency, and affordability. Here are few things you'll find in the article:Brief history of the founding of WGUAccreditation informationWho's hiring WGU graduates?A bit on the faculty perspectiveHow WGU ...
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According to an article in The Record, a Northern New Jersey based newspaper, more than 20% of traditional college students are taking at least one course online, convenience cited as the key advantage. And while some professors still resist, many have embraced online education as, simply, a “different [way] of learning.” They’re ...
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Service, Duty and Learning: It’s a Family Thing
Kuwait
brought them together. Hurricane Katrina drove them from home and deferred their studies.
Barring any more natural disasters or overseas deployments, husband and wife
Martin and Kelli will walk across the stage together at American Sentinel
University’s ...
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"I really appreciated the entire layout of Penn Foster College’s Finance program.
The computer skills were some of the most valuable assets I retained. I threw out my fear of working with computers and was not only able to update my computer at work, but I built up enough confidence to “upgrade” the hard drive in my ...
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Siri K., 37
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, American Sentinel University
Sometimes a dream can start with one foot in one world and finish with one foot in another life you hardly recognize as your own - half a world away.
American Sentinel University student Siri K. found herself ...
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Pat De’Shazior-Hill, Ph.D in Education
Patricia De’Shazior-Hill, 47, is the owner of a private tutorial service that is recognized as a statewide provider by the Georgia Department of Education. She has been working as a private tutor since 2000 and has also been a consultative teacher in special education for Clayton County ...
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Melissa Meeks, B.A. in Business Administration
As a child, Melissa Meeks saw hardship all around her. Her parents divorced, and her mother had to care for three children (one of whom was terminally ill) all by herself. At just 17 years old, she decided to move out on her own, “to take the financial burden off of my mother and to start ...
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Hey everyone! It's time for a slightly late
edition of the top 5 posts of the week!
1.) I'm
going to start off with two posts. "Welcome
to eLearners: Saint Joseph's
College!"
and "Welcome to eLearners: Centenary College!"
on The eLearners News Blog. Two new additions to our list of ...
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eLearners.com would like to wish its entire Community a happy, safe, and fun Independence Day!
From the Miami Herald:
Online classes keep soldier in touch
BY NOAH BIERMAN
Juan Ramos hunkers down in Army barracks just outside Saddam Hussein's hometown, hoping insurgent fire doesn't interrupt his online biology class.
He ...
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“What if I want to take some of my classes online, and some of my classes on-campus. Is there anything out there for me?”
Whether you are thinking about taking an online course, enrolling in an online degree program, or brushing up on career skills with some online training, you will definitely experience the benefits of an online ...
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A new report recently by Eduventures earlier this month revealed the “best-performing” programs offered by online universities. According to their findings, online bachelor degree programs lead the pack with the greatest number of online students enrolled in those programs. The majority of online universities have students who are ...
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