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Free Online Global University to Debut This April
03 February 09 04:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

This fall, Israeli entrepreneur Shai Reshef will open the world’s first tuition-free internet university called the University of the People , reports The New York Times (“ Israeli Entrepreneur Plans a Free Global University That Will Be Online Only ,” Read More...

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Down Economy May Be Driving Students to Online Education
15 January 09 02:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As jobs continue to disappear and unemployment soars, large numbers of adult learners may soon be enrolling in online programs, particularly at two-year colleges and for-profit institutions, according to a new online education survey (“ Recession May Read More...

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Provision of Higher Education Act May Force Schools to Spy on Online Students
28 July 08 09:24 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Language in the bill, currently before Congress, to re-authorize the Higher Education Act could lead distance-learning institutions to use home-monitoring devices to police their students who take courses online, according to an article in The Chronicle Read More...

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Learn This, Professor: Shorter is Better
27 June 08 03:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Traditional college professors attempting to venture into online learning may be in store for a rather unpleasant surprise: What works in the classroom doesn’t necessarily work on the internet, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

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