Virtual school, literal learning
Caspar Star-Tribune - School Principal Roger Larsen said the Legislature last year recommended creating a task force to look at rules and regulations needed to govern distance education. The group developed recommendations for such rules, which will be submitted to the

Surge in Distance Ed at Community Colleges
Inside Higher Ed - The council has been doing similar surveys of its members for several years, but shifted gears this year to conduct its survey from the full membership of AACC, hoping to get a more accurate picture of distance education at community colleges. In the

Use Your Golden Years to Pursue Your Dreams
Carmi Times - Across the United States, thousands of schools offer distance education to students based anywhere in the world. The possibilities are limitless, and age is not a consideration, in fact many schools prefer to have students over the age of 25. .With

Defeat for For-Profit Model
Inside Higher Ed - I agree with the poster who said you get what you pay for. Replacing residential campus programs with distance education is not going to yield the same experience for students, and will likely only further the 2-class system for those seeking a

University Training in the Skilled Trades
Inside Higher Ed - program pairs each apprentice with a mentor, and includes 1,600 hours of on-the-job training per-year and 145 annual hours of classroom training (to be conducted through a combination of classes at a local technical college, distance education and