“CDEL to Offer Self-taught Higher Education Study Process Monitoring Program in Hunan Province” plus 3 more |
- CDEL to Offer Self-taught Higher Education Study Process Monitoring Program in Hunan Province
- Nurses Avoid Waiting Lists Through Online Education With Help From The College Network
- New Florida International University online grad programs fill higher business education gap
- Traditional schools grow online
| CDEL to Offer Self-taught Higher Education Study Process Monitoring Program in Hunan Province Posted: 18 Aug 2010 08:52 PM PDT Posted on: Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 18:27 CDT BEIJING, Aug 18 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) ("CDEL" or the "Company"), a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, today announced that it has obtained approval to offer its study process monitoring program in Hunan Province, and has signed a multi-year exclusive contract with the Hunan Provincial Education Examination Authority ("Hunan EEA"), the designated administrator of self-taught higher education in Hunan Province, to offer the program. As part of the agreement, CDEL and Hunan EEA will jointly develop and operate a new self-taught study process monitoring supplementary education online platform, http://hunan.zikao365.com . The self-taught higher education program is a self-study program designed to allow learners in China to obtain post-secondary education without having to pass the Uniform Entrance Exams ("Gaokao") or attend a traditional college or university. Degrees are granted by the Ministry of Education ("MOE") to self-taught learners who have passed all exams relating to the diploma or degree courses and who satisfy certain other requirements. Traditionally, 100% of the credits needed to pass self taught programs are earned through final exam scores administered by the MOE. Through CDEL's study process monitoring program, learners can earn up to 30% of their credits from attendance, assignments and quizzes. The program is designed to foster meaningful learning habits and strengthen the overall educational process. Mr. Zhengdong Zhu, Chairman and CEO of CDEL commented, "We are pleased to announce the continued expansion of our self-taught program with this new partnership with the Hunan EEA. Hunan is a major province in southern China with at least 600,000 self-taught higher education examination takers, representing a significant market opportunity for CDEL. We expect to see enrollment contribution from Hunan in fiscal year 2011. "With the addition of Hunan Province, our self-taught program now extends to seven provinces, for a total potential market size of over 3.5 million self-taught higher education examination takers, demonstrating the growing momentum behind this initiative and the strong acceptance we have gained from both students and government entities. Our self-taught initiative is clearly gaining momentum, and we expect the program to grow at an accelerated pace moving forward as we begin to build critical mass." About China Distance Education Holdings Limited China Distance Education Holdings Limited is a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education. The courses offered by the Company through its websites are designed to help professionals and other course participants obtain and maintain the skills, licenses and certifications necessary to pursue careers in China in the areas of accounting, law, healthcare, construction engineering, information technology and other industries. The Company also offers online test preparation courses to self- taught learners pursuing higher education diplomas or degrees and to secondary school and college students preparing for various academic and entrance exams. In addition, the Company offers online foreign language courses. For further information please visit http://ir.cdeledu.com . For further information, please contacts: China Distance Education Holdings Limited Lingling Kong, IR Manager Tel: +86-10-8231-9999 x1805 Email: IR@cdeledu.com Investor Relations (HK): Ruby Yim, Managing Director Taylor Rafferty Tel: +852-2167-2008 Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com Investor Relations (US): Mahmoud Siddig, Director Taylor Rafferty Tel: +1-212-889-4350 Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.comSOURCE China Distance Education Holdings Limited Source: PR Newswire This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php | |||||
| Nurses Avoid Waiting Lists Through Online Education With Help From The College Network Posted: 18 Aug 2010 02:56 PM PDT Press Release Source: The College Network Inc. On Wednesday August 18, 2010, 5:56 pm EDT INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a slow economy and high unemployment rates, some of the fastest growing jobs are in the healthcare industry – more specifically for registered nurses (RNs). An increasing number of adults are looking to enter the expanding healthcare field, and many are benefiting from online education through The College Network, which enables participants to accelerate their path towards a college degree or professional certificate. The College Network provides customers with a variety of academic solutions through its growing list of partnerships and affiliations with respected universities and professional associations. Through the use of Comprehensive Learning Modules students are given the tools to test out of college courses without having to attend classes on campus. The credits are transferred to a university where the student will complete the remainder of his or her program online. One of the problems nurses face when deciding to earn their degree is the long program waiting lists. These lists can range from six months to three years, making it difficult to receive the education necessary to advance. There are no waiting lists with the programs offered through The College Network, allowing nurses to get started immediately. With the help of The College Network, LPNs and LVNs are able to complete an Associate of Science in Nursing or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing while they continue to work. Once they have earned the RN license, The College Network also partners with universities to offer programs such as RN to BSN, RN to MS in Nursing, and MS in Nursing. To learn more about The College Network, visit www.college-net.com. About The College Network Inc.: Since 1992, The College Network Inc. has provided educational solutions that allow individuals to advance their education and training with college degrees and professional certificates from highly acclaimed universities. As one of the nation's leading eLearning companies and a partner with some of the nation's foremost institutions of higher learning, The College Network has allowed hundreds of thousands of adults to continue their education without interruption to their professional lives. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php | |||||
| New Florida International University online grad programs fill higher business education gap Posted: 18 Aug 2010 07:37 AM PDT |  |
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| Traditional schools grow online Posted: 18 Aug 2010 03:31 AM PDT When Cheryl Killoran, a registered nurse from Worcester, wanted a master's degree to strengthen her resume, she did as millions of other prospective students have done and searched online. After considering two of the major Internet players, the University of Phoenix and Walden University, Killoran opted for UMassOnline. For the University of Massachusetts, enrolling Killoran is a win against the pioneering Internet providers that still dominate the online education sector. UMass is one of several Bay State brick-and-mortar colleges whose aggressive expansion into the virtual classroom is finally paying off. Students seem to prefer the mix of real and virtual campuses at traditional colleges, as well as the status conferred by a degree from an established brand. "I liked that it was local, and that it offered online and classroom instruction,'' Killoran said. "The name UMass means something to me.'' Killoran, who works at UMass Memorial Medical Center, took three courses that combined online and classroom instruction, and one course that was taught completely online. In June, she received her master's of science, with a specialty as a nurse educator. She said there were no special incentives by the hospital for her to choose UMassOnline over other programs. Online offerings for college and professional students are growing dramatically. In the fall 2008 term, the most recent available statistics, 4.6 million students took at least one online course, a 17 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Sloan Report on Online Learning. In fall 2008, 1 in 4 enrolled students were taking an online course. The best-known online players include the University of Phoenix, Walden, and Capella University, with the for-profit Phoenix's current enrollment of 476,500 students making it the biggest university in North America. But the brick-and-mortar competition is catching up, from the likes of Northeastern University, Lesley University, and Boston University, while smaller institutions, such as Southern New Hampshire University, in Manchester, are promoting online programs, too. "It's hard to think of a college that's not building its online capability,'' said Carol Aslanian, a senior vice president of market research at EducationDynamics LLC, a marketing firm that specializes in higher education. In a typical online course, students download the educational materials and interact with the instructor and other students via online discussion groups. Assignments and tests are submitted electronically. Many courses also webcast video and audio lectures. Although the private, for-profit colleges, such as the University of Phoenix, are perhaps the best-known online educators, there are so many online programs that traditional colleges are now teaching the majority of them. "Three-quarters of the students who are taking online courses are taking them at public institutions, like community colleges,'' said Jeff Seaman, codirector of Babson Survey Research Group, which produced the Sloan report. In building these online programs, many colleges are promoting features the for-profit online universities can't match, chiefly a wide variety of hybrid programs in which students alternate between online and classroom courses. The for-profit schools are constrained by their small campuses — often just a few floors in an office building. Local boards of education often prevent these out-of-state, for-profit institutions from offering classroom instruction in many fields. Massachusetts colleges also promote the fact that degrees and certificates from their online programs are indistinguishable from those awarded on campus, taking advantage of their academic brands, which have been burnished for decades. The payoff for these schools is stable or even expanded enrollments, adding valuable revenue streams at a time when many are dealing with budget shortfalls. At the front of the pack is the nearly 10-year-old UMassOnline. "UMass is one of the real leaders in online education,'' said John Bourne, executive director of the Sloan Consortium. UMassOnline has received support from the school's top administrators; its founding chief executive, Jack Wilson, went on to be president of the 66,000-student UMass system. Under Wilson, the program grew steadily. It now offers 100 accredited degree and certificate programs and had 45,815 students and revenue of $56.2 million in the most recent fiscal year. Wilson, who will be retiring in June 2011, said two mandates fueled the development of the program: "To serve students who couldn't get to one of our campuses, and to generate revenues for UMass at a time when other revenues were vulnerable. So we got a double hit out of it.'' Meanwhile, University of Phoenix continues to grow. It has three facilities strategically placed in technology and business centers in Greater Boston — in Burlington, Braintree, and Westborough — where it teaches classroom-based courses that complement its online offerings. Combined, these Boston-area facilities have 450 students who take classroom courses; an additional 3,800 Massachusetts students are taking Phoenix's online courses. The most popular programs are bachelor's of science in business management, master's of business administration, and bachelor's of science in information technology. Josh Chumley, the campus director for the University of Phoenix's three local outlets, acknowledged increased competition from Massachusetts schools, but said his institution "remains the pioneer in adult learning. There are some great institutions in the state, but it's really about the adult student experience, and that's where we excel.'' When Angela Perito, a working mother who lives in Quincy, decided to get a college degree five years ago, she chose the University of Phoenix because it was more flexible than many of the local colleges, allowing her to take one course at a time that met just one night a week. Perito was also able to take classes year-round, instead of following the traditional academic schedule. "They are really tuned to the adult learner,'' she said. "I really appreciated their customer service.'' For Phoenix, UMassOnline, and other players new and established, extensive and sophisticated marketing campaigns have been key to winning enrollment. And it doesn't appear any of the schools will lack for students. Seaman, codirector of the Babson Survey Research Group, said the online learning market has doubled since fall 2002. "We keep expecting it to plateau every year,'' Seaman said. "Instead it keeps growing. We haven't hit a plateau yet.'' D.C. 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