In many cases, distance-education programs are also changing the nature of teaching -- or at least how colleges think about teaching. Anthony J. Felicetti, associate vice president for academic ...

The coronavirus pandemic has created significant challenges for teachers and students as they adapt to distance learning. Parents of students with disabilities face additional hurdles. Five-year-old ...

Distance education began with correspondence coursework sent through the postal mail services and continues today. Most modern distance education uses technological means such as computers, the ...

Eager to offer more-competitive benefits, the Ford Motor Company and General Motors are sponsoring programs that will let employees earn degrees through distance education. Starting in September, ...

Purdue University is obligated to comply with other states’ laws regarding the delivery of distance education. For purposes of this summary, distance education includes any traditional, online, and ...

The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) is a national initiative to provide more access to online courses while maintaining compliance standards with state regulatory agencies. SARA ...

The Education Department wants to collect much more information about distance education courses and the students enrolled in them as part of a broader effort to increase oversight of online programs.

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. In recent months, several parents have voiced their ...

The Higher Education Opportunity Act requires that colleges and universities have processes in place to ensure that the student registered for a credit-bearing online course is the same student who ...

Ask recruits reporting to their first day of training, "What are your career goals?" and many will respond, "I'm going to be the fire chief!" A reasonable follow-up question to these enthusiastic, and ...