online learning

UW To Offer Discount Online Bachelor’s Degrees

Ann Dornfeld — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:43:51 +0000

The University of Washington plans to offer its first online bachelor’s degree program beginning this fall, with steeply discounted tuition compared to on-campus undergraduate classes.

Online College: Valuable Tool Or Waste Of Your time?

Producer — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:39:48 +0000

Online learning may be widening the education achievement gap for some community college students in Washington state, according to a new study by researchers at Teacher’s College at Columbia University. They looked at 500,000 courses taken by 40,000 students over a four-year period. And in that study more of the online students dropped out compared to students who took traditional classes in brick-and-mortar buildings. Plus, more online students got failing grades. Ross Reynolds talks with Western Governors University chancellor, Jean Floten about the benefits and drawbacks of online education.

Online Learning: Crediting The Classes

Ross Reynolds — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:50:33 +0000

The crushing cost of student debt is leading schools, students and parents to look at alternatives provided by online learning. A leader in the field, Karen Symms Gallagher, dean of the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, sits down with Ross Reynolds for a discussion about the future of online learning for credit.