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By Jess Wisloski | November 21, 2011
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Online education continues to rise, with roughly 6.1 million college students having taken an online course in the fall semester of 2010, according to a report by the Babson Survey Research Group, (formerly the Sloan Online Survey,) which was released earlier this month.Institutions of Higher Learning Embrace Online EducationInstitutions of higher learning increasingly embrace online education, with 65.5 percent of chief academic officers now calling online education “critical” to their institution’s long-term strategy, an opinion that’s risen more than 15 percent over eight years. Sixty-seven percent believe academic outcomes from online classes are equivalent to those in face-to-face learning, but still, one-third of academic leaders think online classes are inferior.
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A unique online course project at Texas A & M University (TAMU) has provided more than 5,000 rural schoolkids in Texas with a peek into a possible future career as a veterinarian assistant.
The online courses featured in “Preparatory Training for the Veterinary Assistant,” were developed by Dr. Floron "Buddy" Faries, a Texas AgriLife Extension veterinarian, to meet the demand in Texas for high school training online for veterinary assistants.
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Justice, Law & Legal Studies
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By Lorna Collier
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 Non-traditional, older students who are interested in environmental law—but who don’t want to become practicing trial lawyers—can now enroll in two new, 100 percent online master degrees offered by Vermont Law School.
Vermont Law is offering a new master of law online degree (LLM) in environmental law, designed especially for people who are licensed attorneys, but seek re-tooling in an environmental specialty area.
Another new Vermont Law degree is the online master of environmental law and policy. This distance degree has been developed for managers who do not intend to practice trial law but seek the legal expertise necessary to manage complex environmental projects.
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Higher Education officials at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Alabama are under investigation for securing top positions using fake degrees they earned online from two rumored degree mills: Lacrosse University and San Francisco Technical University.
An online report published by the Alabama Press-Register details how James Lowe, appointed president of Bishop State in 2008, earned his doctorate life experience degree from San Francisco Technical University, an unaccredited online college that no longer exists.
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Psychology & Human Services
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By Lorna Collier
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It’s also one of the lowest-paying majors for entry-level workers.
So, is getting an online bachelor's degree in psychology worth the investment?
Let's consider the numbers. What does an online psychology bachelor's cost?
The average cost of an online psychology undergraduate degree is about $44,174, according to research undertaken by Get Educated in spring 2011. Prices range from a low of about $18,000 for a four-year bachelor's in sociology at Colorado State University-Pueblo to a high of about $113,000 for a online psychology bachelor’s at Drexel University.
Degree Tip: See Get Educated's Online College Rankings of the Best Bachelor Degree Programs in Psychology for details on 30 low-cost degrees under $45,000. |
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