Blogs Posts in Online Education category; 202 blog posts

Now, online practice test for SSC students

The Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) has launched a website that offers online practice test to the secondary school certificate ( SSC, Std X) students to help them prepare for the impending March 2011 examination conduct [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

It’s clicks, not cliques, at online schools

Through a week of snow days, sixth-grader Zechariah Byrd trudged to class every day — down the basement steps to the computer desk in his Kenwood Avenue home. Byrd attends Ohio Connections Academy, one of a burgeoning number of onl [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Online Education: A Waste of Time?

Taking classes online has become more popular throughout the years. According to the Distance Education and Training Council there are an estimated 4 million students doing coursework "at a distance" at U.S. colleges and univer [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

State education agency to review online schools that get aid

The Minnesota Department of Education will conduct a review of every online school that receives state aid, Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius said Friday. Cassellius announced the internal review in a statement that also said the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Online Education May Help Students Learn More Than Classroom...

A recent study has found that online education leads to greater student learning than actual classroom instruction. The report, released by the Department of Education in September, analyzed more than 1,000 other studies of online e [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

EdServ eyes Rs 200 cr revenue from online CA coaching

Education and placement services company EdServ today said it is eyeing Rs 200 crore revenue over the next two years from its foray into the online coaching for chartered accountancy (CA). The company has partnered with Chennai-based Sre [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Now, a classroom without teachers in Florida

Around 7000 students in 54 Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida are studying in virtual classrooms called 'e-learning labs' where core subjects are taught entirely on computers in the physical presence of only one 'fac [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Online education company 2tor partnering with Georgetown

Some prestigious universities turn away hundreds of qualified applicants every school year, limited by the number of students their bricks-and-mortar buildings can hold. For 2tor, each one represents a missed business opportunity. T [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Get a Degree Online: Creative Ways to Fund Your College Educ...

cMany students know about traditional ways of funding a college education – such as savings, federal grants, and loans – but there are other ways you can get a degree online and earn a few more bucks to pay for your education [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Shares of Online Education Provider Strayer Education Fall

Strayer Education Inc., the largest for-profit education company in the US which operates 87 campuses as well as an online offering, has seen its share value drop 20% due to declining enrolment over last year. Its CEO Robert Silberman ha [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Online matric results: 'Leaked' or a 'goof-up'

Srinagar: Hours before Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) officially declared the results of Class 10th on Tuesday afternoon, thousands of students and parents seeking to know the results were left in the lurch owing to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Online Training Could Help Health Care Businesses

Online education continues to grow, with massage courses offered by schools and independent continuing education providers. New research shows that a Web-based curriculum can improve students' knowledge of health care business concep [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Teachers benefit from growth in online graduate education

More academic institutions are offering online education thereby increasing opportunities for working professionals who wish to further their education. Among those who can benefit from an increase in the number of distance learning prog [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Test-prep company Knewton takes online courses to next level...

Knewton, a company that provides personalized help to boost scores on tests such as the GMAT, is taking online education to the next level: It will now power actual university math programs for Arizona State University (AZU) students. [...]