From Mississippi to South Dakota, states are seeing increased enrollment in courses that rely on at least one form of technology as colleges expand online and hybrid options.

In 1840, Sir Issac Pitman, the English inventor of shorthand, came up with an ingenious idea for delivering instruction to a potentially limitless audience: correspondence courses by mail. Pitman's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover education as a sector and as the bedrock of all sectors. In 1970, Coastline Community College became the first college ...

Between 1957 and 1982, “Sunrise Semester” broadcasted lectures from NYU faculty to the general public. Screenshot via YouTube In May 1962, the New York Times profiled Cora Gay Carr, a 37-year-old ...

Distance education courses at the University of Iowa continue to trend upward, consistent with data from the last five years at Iowa’s public institutions, according to the fall 2022 Distance ...

Baylor College of Medicine is approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). As a ...

What an exciting year for distance learning! Cutting-edge communication systems allowed colleges to escape the tired confines of face-to-face education. Bold new technologies made it possible for ...

Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU), located in Portales, NM, is using lecture capture technology to produce and offer distance learning courses to graduate, undergraduate, and high school students.

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

Beginning in 2020, online learning, also known as distance learning or e-learning, has gained more popularity due to disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. As restrictions loosened, enrollment has ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XCEL Solutions, the leading provider of online insurance pre-licensing education, today announced free course upgrades to help students and professionals remain ...