May 14th, 2011 by admin
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy, and the foundation associated with Pearson, the giant textbook and school technology company, announced a partnership on Wednesday to create online courses on reading and math, aligned with the new academic standards that some 40 states have adopted in recent months.
The 24 new online courses will use video, interactive software, games, social media and other digital materials to present math lessons for kindergarten through 10th grade and English lessons for kindergarten through 12th grade, Pearson and Gates officials said.
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sridgwayThe Gates Foundation, which has promoted the common core standards movement in its philanthropy, is providing $3 million so that four of the 24 online courses can be offered free to schools, partly to give educators a taste of how the online courses can be used in classrooms.
"We're hoping that by placing those online courses in a way that's accessible, people will take a look at them and make connections,"
said Mark Nieker, president of the Pearson Foundation.
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May 13th, 2011 by admin
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There are 5 ways to select the best online college. Dr.Fred Diulus, the CEO and founder of Global Academy Online Inc. shows the 5 different ways and best ways to select the best online college. As per PR.com, Washington DC news, most of the people do not know the evaluation between online college and traditional college offering online programs.
The biggest problem the students face in selecting the online college is when they need to attend more and more choices. One should check the program first offered by the online college and the duration for the same.
To determine whether the online college will be providing all the degrees and diplomas properly. The students should check whether the online college is charging the same fees to the students as per traditional colleges or not. To check the details of the students and their performance while checking the online colleges. They should at last check that the online college has good faculties in the college so that they teach proper courses.
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April 28th, 2011 by admin
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ToddMorrisDemand for online colleges is soaring due in part to the bad economy in many parts of the US, according to a new research study. Washington DC institutions like Potomac College, American University and George Washington University have taken steps to revamp their online courses and platforms to handle the increased demand effectively.
The study shows that 75% of private colleges and universities are seeing increased demand for online programs due to the economic downturn, and 66% also report that online education is critical to their long-term strategies. Online student enrollments continue to be the fastest growing sector in higher education, and these students are searching out the schools that offer the best innovations and new technologies in their online programs. Overall, more students and academic officials today see online courses as being equivalent in quality to face-to-face classes.
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