In Focus

Fiscal analysts say California legislators should examine online education as a way to expand access while consolidating resources.

With its new online remedial courses, Blackboard is betting that community colleges will put aside reservations about outsourcing academics.

Analysis of cheating research finds that key factor isn't whether the course is online, but whether anyone is watching how students take the tests.

With tension of for-profit scrutiny in the air, leaders of online institutions convene in Washington to fret over state, federal oversight.

A House panel questions the Pentagon's oversight of distance education -- particularly that offered by for-profit colleges -- for active duty service members.

While many professors still distrust the popular encyclopedia, some have joined a new effort in which they will work with students to improve entries.

Christopher Edley has a vision for bringing an elite university into the world of online bachelor's degrees. Is he building a new financial base or putting the faculty role at risk?

Facing encroachment from institutions such as U. of Phoenix and Kaplan U., regionally focused universities scramble to extend their local brands to online education.

State leaders team up with Western Governors, an independent online university, to educate adult students. Is the model replicable?

The e-learning giant, following through on a pledge to embrace social media, purchases two companies that specialize in collaboration software.