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Study challenges cost and price myths of online education

Study challenges cost and price myths of online education

Inside Higher Ed   By Carl Straumsheim February 17, 2017  WCET The myth that online education courses cost less to produce and therefore save students money on tuition doesn’t hold up to scrutiny, a survey of distance education providers found. The survey, conducted by the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies […]

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Feds Urge Renewal for Controversial Accreditor

Feds Urge Renewal for Controversial Accreditor

Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain February 16, 2017 The U.S. Department of Education has recommended a renewal of recognition for the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, a controversial regional accreditor of two-year colleges in California and other Western states. The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, a […]

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For-profits say Obama administration data error undermines borrower defense and gainful employment

For-profits say Obama administration data error undermines borrower defense and gainful employment

Will Data Error Threaten For-Profit Regulation?  For-profit-college advocates cite Obama administration data goof on loan repayment rates as justification for revisiting borrower-defense and gainful-employment rules. By Paul Fain February 15, 2017 U.S. Department of Education A data mistake the U.S. Department of Education made last year has become a rallying […]

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