E-outfits go the distance
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An examination of how e-learning providers in the United States are now focusing on professional training for distance learners as they attempt to recover the ground that they lost in the dotcom downturn. According to Andrew Rosenfeld, chief executive of UNext, online business education venture backed by the universities of Stanford, Chicago, Carnegie Mellon and Columbia, when the Internet suffered a well-deserved revaluation, e-learning was forgotten, but unlike most online ventures, e-learning serves a valuable purpose and for people balancing family and work, the opportunity to learn online at your own pace is extremely valuable. Online enrolment, which is growing by one-third/yr, will exceed 2.2 mil by 2004, according to International Data Corp, market researcher.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2003
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Was the first term just a warm-up?
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An analysis of the university sector in the United States and the potential impact that another four years of George W. Bush and Republican education policy could have on the sector as a whole. Academics in the US have expressed a sense of foreboding about the next four years, noting that the radical conservative agenda that Bush has operated under has had a serious impact on the ability of universities to function effectively.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2004
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A stress-free PhD? A snip at $250
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An overview of the US1 billion/yr market for bogus degrees and diplomas in the light of a case brought in the US against Dixie Ellen Randock, her husband and a number of other accomplices for running a diploma mill. The case, which is not expected to reach court until 2006, is the first brought by the US Government against online diploma mills.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2005
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