If you are bored with your job, feel that there are no opportunities for advancement, and have always wondered whether teaching is the career you should have chosen, then now is the time to follow through on those feelings. More and more, state education departments are accepting online degrees. You may be able to get a degree and teacher certification in an online degree program.

MSU students have the option to attend class in their underwear because of the growing number of online courses offered by the university. And this semester, more than 4,000 students are taking advantage of that luxury.

Online MBA programs have existed for more than a decade, but the major publications that rank business schools – BusinessWeek and U.S. News and World Report – have yet to weigh in on the worth of online degrees.

Anyone who has ever taught knows that students sometimes cheat. With the increasing prevalence of online classes, there has been some fear that cheating would shoot through the roof – it’s a lot harder to spot answer-sharing on tests when it’s all online, after all.

Full Sail University in Winter Park will nearly double the staff of its online program, hiring about 200 new employees during the next 10 months.

The challenges posed by multi-state regulation of distance learning and online higher education will be the focal point of the October 13, 2009, session of The President’s Forum, a gathering of distance learning leaders from around the nation.

More than 700 Texas college students will have a new name on their college diplomas: Kaplan College. As part of a broader rebranding strategy, Kaplan Higher Education has renamed both of its Texas Southeastern Career Institute campuses as Kaplan College.

More and more colleges are seeing an increase on-line, but one in our area is seeing another trend… There are an increased number of active military members using online colleges to get their degree while they’re serving their country.

Despite a growing demand for online, competency-based bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, Western Governors University, www.wgu.edu, announced today that it will not raise tuition this year.

Earn a law degree at the nation’s premier online law school, Concord Law School of Kaplan University, from your home, office, or even on the road.