Flexibility, cost and convenience are driving more college students to take part in distance learning. The latest report from the Digital Learning Compass says that more than 6 million students — ...

The Department of Education revisited proposed changes to asynchronous clock, credit-hour, and subscription-based programs in distance education. In previous years, the Department of Education’s final ...

Institutions that wish to offer online or distance learning programs outside of their home states must seek “authorization” to operate from regulatory bodies in other states. The procedures and ...

NYSED requirement: Colleges and universities located in or operating in New York State that offer degree or certificate programs in which a major portion (i.e., 50% or more) of the requirements can be ...

The Dallas County Community College District had grown its online learning programs organically for two decades when Terry Di Paolo, executive dean of online instructional services, decided it was ...

Baylor College of Medicine is approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). As a ...

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 ...

In the past two decades, one of the most important innovations in the US higher education system has been the steady increase in distance education through online courses. College administrators have ...