All posts by Cait Etherington
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Why Online Law Degrees Are Unlikely to Gain Legitimacy
December 05, 2017 Cait Etherington
The law profession carefully regulates which programs can gain accreditation and so far, online law degrees have made few gains, even as other…
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Will Virtual K-12 Schools Change Where Families Live?
December 04, 2017 Cait Etherington
Living in school districts with high-performing public schools is a longstanding tradition for working class and middle class American families. As virtual K-12…
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NY Ed Tech Week’s 2017 Highlights
December 03, 2017 Cait Etherington
New York EdTech Week has quickly evolved into one of the educational technology sector’s largest and most important events of the year. This…
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Florida Virtual School Accepts 20,000 Students from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
November 27, 2017 Cait Etherington
Following this fall’s devastating hurricanes, thousands of people from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have struggled to get back on their feet.…
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Why eLearning Will Grow in Higher Ed in 2018
November 26, 2017 Cait Etherington
A report issued by Global Market Insights in September 2017 found that the eLearning market, already estimated to be worth 150 billion in 2016,…
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Faculty Attitudes About Online Learning Are Changing…Slowly
November 25, 2017 Cait Etherington
In late October, Inside Higher Ed released its 2017 report on faculty attitudes and uses of technology. The report, a collaboration between Inside Higher…
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New Study Finds that Undergraduates Crave More Online Learning
November 24, 2017 Cait Etherington
There were no major surprises in Educause’s 2017 ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology. For four years running, the number of students preferring…
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After the Turkey, Train Online for a Half or Full Marathon
November 23, 2017 Cait Etherington
You’ve eaten the turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, potatoes, pumpkin pie, and everything else on the table. Once you’ve put all the dishes away,…
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How Declining International Student Enrolments May Impact eLearning
November 21, 2017 Cait Etherington
As reported in Inside Higher Ed last week, for the first time in decades, international students are opting not to study in the United…
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Virtual School Compensates Teachers Based on Student Performance
November 20, 2017 Cait Etherington
South Carolina’s Horry County Schools’ virtual program is now offering merit pay to its online teachers based on how many of their students…
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