In Focus

Distance ed students seek to replicate social and professional benefits of traditional college experience by forming Web-based extracurricular organizations.

One year in, questions remain about University of the People and its ambitious goal of offering free higher education to students around the world.

One in every four students now takes at least one course online. But study finds increases aren't necessarily matched by faculty respect.

A once-promising global distance education program, having fallen far short of its initial goals, lowers its sights.

Will new partnerships between technology companies challenge Blackboard's dominance?

Survey finds many colleges don't know if their programs make money or improve learning outcomes.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is moving introductory Spanish courses completely online. Some students are worried, but department officials are not.

With the growth of virtual high schools, new issue surfaces for admissions officers.

The attempt by the University of Illinois to build an online institution was a huge failure. What can it teach us?

Community colleges see more growth. Assessment of student learning emerges as a top issue for administrators of these programs.