Younger students taking distance learning courses, often part-time to enable them to attain employment and earn money as they study, are on the increase according to ...

In 1840, Sir Issac Pitman, the English inventor of shorthand, came up with an ingenious idea for delivering instruction to a potentially limitless audience: correspondence courses by mail. Pitman's ...

When Lauren McBryde Gray began her graduate studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, she was a chemist working at a biopharmaceutical company on the east coast of the United States, ...

Title: Distance Education Policy Effective Date: June 1, 2024 Responsible Office: Office of the Provost Revision Date: April 23, 2025 This policy applies to William & Mary (W&M) as a whole university, ...

Report from Cathy Cavanaugh explores how online, distance learning can facilitate expanded learning time initiatives in K-12 schools. More on investing in expanded learning time: Putting the Pieces of ...

BBAU plans to offer distance education in various fields and regular courses, while enhancing AI training and promoting ...

February 5, 2026 - Fresno Unified invested $30 million in services that go beyond traditional academics, from housing assistance to music production and lunchtime sports. Sal Khan, the founder and CEO ...

Mississippi led the nation in distance education enrollment growth, according to a recent analysis of the latest data, reflecting a broader shift toward online and hybrid learning models as colleges ...

Beginning in 2020, online learning, also known as distance learning or e-learning, has gained more popularity due to disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. As restrictions loosened, enrollment has ...

The world of snail-mail, shorthand typing and correspondence courses is a far cry from today's range of certified online courses, Skype language lessons and mobile app-based education. Distance ...

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.

For courses and programs offered via distance education in which students may be eligible to use Title IV funds (federal financial aid), the Department of Education (ED) requires that institutions ...