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Shutterstock It has become fashionable of late to cast doubt on the merits of getting an MBA degree, especially one from a two-year program that costs well into the six figures. Yet, there has been no shortage of applicants to any of the most highly selective schools that...
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June 18, 2018 Loknath Das
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One major difference between traditional and online education is the amount of face-to-face interaction among students and faculty. In a classroom, students engage with their instructor in person on a regular basis, while an online program primarily connects instructors and learners virtually. Some online degree programs address that lack of face-to-face interaction...
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January 11, 2018 Loknath Das
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For some students, an online degree alone may not be enough to fully meet their career goals. This was the case for LaShelle Morrison, a fifth-year student pursuing a doctorate in educational psychology partially online at the University of Iowa. “I am most interested in teaching and helping others to teach better,...
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January 11, 2018 Loknath Das
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College is many things, but easy is definitely not one of them. Juggling classwork, midterms, finals, and multiple extracurricular activities, many students find themselves making stressful, career-related decisions for the very first time: Gap year or grad school? Summer session or summer job? Paid part-time gig or unpaid...
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December 20, 2017 Loknath Das
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Two major UK universities are to offer massive open online courses – or Moocs – which for the first time will earn credits that count towards a final degree, it has been announced. In what is being billed as an important step towards widening access to higher education,...
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June 24, 2017 Loknath Das
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WASHINGTON – Connor Mitchell’s university classes take place online, he doesn’t have any exams and he studies in a different country every year. Is he looking into the future or taking a gamble? With college costs rising steadily and with more courses available online for free, some observers...
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May 12, 2017 Loknath Das
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