http://www.onlineeducationblog.org A blog about online education and distance learning degrees, classes and certifications for colleges, universities and the K-12 Markets Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:01:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/the-recession-and-education http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/the-recession-and-education#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:49:29 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=485 The recession has been a major topic on the news as of late. But how has it affected education? The news ranges from the effects on the healthcare industry to the effects of adults going back to school. Entrepreneurship has skyrocketed as college graduates turn to small business options as a means for income in a time when large corporations just are not hiring. Online education is one of the ways in which a prospective college student can pursue their education and uplift themselves from the receding economy without having to worry about quitting their day job, commuting, or interfering with the current flow of their daily life. Before you get your online education started, however, consider some of these impacts the economy has had on education:]]> http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/the-recession-and-education/feed 2 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/u-s-department-of-education-releases-study-advocating-distance-learning http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/u-s-department-of-education-releases-study-advocating-distance-learning#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:09:46 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=450 study released last Friday by the U.S. Department of Education found that distance learning--or blended learning (also known as hybrid learning), where campus study is combined with online study--is considered a more effective approach than traditional learning behind the desk.]]> http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/u-s-department-of-education-releases-study-advocating-distance-learning/feed 1 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/second-life-graduation-ceremony http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/second-life-graduation-ceremony#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:20:20 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=428 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/second-life-graduation-ceremony/feed 0