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Think tank calls for wider online learning 100%
An influential UK think tank has called for more universities to provide access to course materials through distance learning. In a paper written for the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), educational researcher Leo Pollack says Britain’s universities should be doing more to provide degree-level programmes online, to a wider audience.

Open University Open Source 100%
Sharing and receiving information electronically is the lifeblood of online education, as any distance learner knows. Now one of the world’s oldest and most respected providers of e-learning, the Open University, has made study materials and modules from many of its courses available to everyone, free of charge.

Online learning – try before you buy 80%
Enrolling in a distance learning degree is a big commitment. To succeed, students must accept that studying in this way will have a significant impact on their lives, both financially and in terms of the time they have to devote to it.

e-Learning continues to grow in UK 70%
The UK e-Learning market is growing at 18% a year, according to new research. A study commissioned by e-Learning company Epic shows steady growth and improving productivity in the industry.Researchers looked at 157 companies providing e-Learning product and services in the UK, and examined in detail the financial performance of 34 major e-Learning suppliers over a three-year period.

The truth about part-time study 60%
Studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification is a proven way to further a career and increase earnings over a lifetime. But for many people, life gets in the way of achieving this ambition. Obstacles to further education such as family commitments and lack of funding mean they often have to postpone study until later in life, or indefinitely.

What type of learner are you? 60%
Online learning programmes come in all shapes and sizes. While some are conducted asynchronously and without human contact – where the student accesses course materials at his or her time of choosing - others offer regular seminars, videoconferencing and a greater degree of collaboration.

Tips for e-learners 60%
If you have decided that you are ready to take an online course, there are a number of practical strategies you will have to adopt if you are to succeed.

Asia on brink of distance learning boom 50%
Asian economies are expected to thrive in the next year in spite of the expected global economic slowdown. Independent economic data provider Standard & Poor’s has forecast that GDP growth in India and China will be around 8.5 per cent.

African students get access to MBA programmes 50%
Distance learning has failed to make much of an impact in Africa. Generally online education is hampered in the region by insufficient internet bandwidth, caused by high costs and lack of digital circuits. This results in slow connections throughout the continent when compared with developed countries.

Is there a quality gap with online degrees? 50%
One of the problems the online education sector has suffered in the past is how its programmes are perceived in terms of quality, particularly by recruiters. The raft of innovations now available means that e-learning tools make distance learning a viable – and for some a preferable – alternative to more traditional face-to-face, classroom-based learning.

University pioneers online science experiments 40%
The Open University has developed an innovative way of enabling distance learners to participate in scientific experiments remotely. Interactive screen experiments (ISEs) use Flash technology to allow students to carry out a real experiment using a standard home computer and web browser.

Online university boosts free course programme 40%
Ten more units of courseware have been added to the Open University of Hong Kong’s suite of free courseware.

How online learners can cut costs 40%
Many adults in full-time work, as well as mothers who wish to return to employment, are drawn to online education by the fact that is generally works out to be less expensive than taking a full-time programme.

Course profile: Foundation degree in Fashion Marketing and Promotion, London College of Fashion. 40%
Students preparing for Graduate Fashion Week, to be held in London in June, are hoping a leading fashion label will snap them up. Those designers who are successful will be embarking on a career in the fourth largest fashion market in the world, worth more than £1bn annually.

Film degree for future Bollywood business stars 40%
Aspiring entrants to the Indian film business are to benefit from a two-year distance learning MBA. The new degree – the first of its kind in the country – is to be offered by Manipal University and Whistling Woods International, an institution set up by Indian film maker Subhash Ghai to teach skills in film, television and animation.

Online inclusion for remote Philippines communities 40%
One of the oldest universities in Asia is to continue using distance learning to improve access to higher education among remote indigenous peoples. The University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines has announced it will carry on with a pilot project that began in 1999 to give students from the Aetas community a chance to improve their lives through learning.

Course profile: Masters in International Human Rights Law, University of Oxford. 40%
This is a part-time degree programme offered over two academic years. It involves several periods of distance learning via the internet as well as two summer sessions held at New College, Oxford.

How I did it: Tanisha Harding, Master of Public Health, Walden University 40%
One of the key advantages of fully online degree courses is the access to education they provide to people who want to study but can’t because of work commitments.

Course profile: Online MA in East Asian Studies, University of Leeds. 40%
After decades of rapid growth, and thawing relations with the West, East Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea and Burma are increasingly attracting big money investment from the UK and USA, as well as business talent. The fact that Asia is predicted to account for more than 70% of the world’s incremental demand growth for energy over the next few decades tells you all you need to know.

Online learning has role to play in emergencies 40%
Studying online already offers access to education to many sectors of society who otherwise would be excluded: people with disabilities, learners living in remote areas, those whose lives are simply too busy to allow them to attend university full-time.

Wikis become learning tools 40%
Distance learners are perhaps more familiar with the wide range of virtual learning tools at their disposal than their peers at bricks and mortar universities. From virtual libraries, to open source coursework provided by the likes of the Open University and MIT, and internet resources such as Wikipedia, there is a wealth of material that can be used to back up course materials.

Non-profit sector booming for graduates 40%
There has never been a better time than the present for business graduates looking to move into the non-profit sector. According to the Independent Sector, a coalition of corporations, foundations, and private voluntary organisations that works to strengthen America's non-profit companies, the sector has grown to more than 1.2 million organisations with over $664 billion in revenues during the last decade.

Military in Iraq soldier on with studies 40%
One of the key advantages of fully online degree courses is the access to education they provide to people who want to study but can’t – in particular, stay-at-home mothers, people with physical disabilities and those who live in remote areas. But another group is benefiting from e-Learning – military personnel deployed overseas.

New mums benefit from e-Learning 40%
Being a new mother is stressful enough. For women who want to continue or advance their career, being stuck at home with baby can mean a frustrating end to their ambitions. Online universities, one of the fastest growing sectors of post-secondary education, are providing women with an opportunity to further their education.

Distance learners turn to sponsorship 40%
It may bring attractive cost benefits in the end, but there’s no denying that studying for an MBA is expensive. Traditionally, this has been one of the selling points for distance and online degrees, which tend to be far less costly – sometimes less than half the price of a full-time programme.

Alumni 40%
Going to business school gives you the opportunity not only to advance your management skills, but also to tap into an instant network of contacts who could stand you in good stead in the future. So it makes sense, when considering whether to study at a particular school, to look at the quality of its alumni scheme.

Cultural Leadership 40%
One of the UK’s leading business schools has launched a unique postgraduate programme that aims to create more female high-fliers in arts management.

Should you be in synch? 40%
The phrase ‘e-Learning’ conjures up the idea of a virtual classroom, with information and feedback zipping through the ether between tutor and class. This is only half the story. The way online courses are taught can be broken down into two distinct methods: synchronous and asynchronous. Though the jargon sounds complex, the concepts are very simple.

What is online learning? 40%
Online education, distance learning, e-learning. No matter what you call it, there is no doubt that technological and educational innovations in education over the last decade have opened up study to thousands of students, adult learners and professionals who may otherwise have missed out on opportunities for career advancement.

Online sports management degree launched 30%
Sport and business have never been more connected. In the US, baseball and football have long been professional concerns, and in recent years soccer and rugby in Europe and Asia have followed suit.

What makes a successful online learner? 30%
An academic study has given a valuable insight into the traits that make for a successful distance learner. Shawna Strickland, clinical assistant professor at the University of Missouri Columbia School of Health Professions, studied the demographics and personality types of distance learners.

Online learning helps entrepreneurs in developing countries 30%
Wharton University has launched a distance learning initiative to help women entrepreneurs in developing countries. The school’s Aresty Institute for Executive Education has developed the programme as part of the ‘10,000 Women’ initiative from Goldman Sachs.

Distance Learning nurses walk into jobs 30%
Almost all of The Open University’s first nursing graduates in Northern Ireland have gone straight into employment as registered nurses.

Distance learning goes nuclear 30%
To help meet a growing demand for nuclear engineers, a group of universities has teamed up to sponsor online courses and swap information about the students taking them. The Big 12 Nuclear Engineering Consortium will start the online education effort this spring using an information sharing system called ExpanSIS, which has been developed by Kansas State University.

Future counsellors learn online 30%
A new master’s programme aims to widen access to students who wish to train as rehabilitation counsellors. The University of Buffalo programme is the first counselling course at the university to be offered completely online, allowing the school to target non-traditional students throughout the state, country and the world.

Courses for horses 30%
Watching Black Beauty and asking for a pony each Christmas is as close as many people get to working with or owning a horse. But for those who want to make a career in the equine industry, the opportunities are huge.

Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills, Coventry University 30%
There’s a small but growing trend of academic studies of conflict resolution – no doubt mirroring an increase in dug-in conflict situations across the globe.

Course profile: MA Islamic Studies, University of Wales at Lampeter 30%
The MA Islamic Studies is appropriate for all those seeking to further their knowledge in the multidisciplinary academic fields associated with the study of Islam.

Massey aims for Asia learning top spot 30%
A New Zealand university aims to become the foremost provider of distance learning in the Asia Pacific region. Massey University has appointed Associate Professor Mark Brown as its new distance learning director.

Course profile: Master of Music, Boston University 30%
Music education is a subject that seems strangely well suited to distance learning, given the often solitary nature of learning an instrument. One of the most prestigious online degrees in the field is offered by Boston University School of Music.

More interest in online MBAs as sponsorship dries up 30%
The Financial Times has published its latest ‘ranking of rankings’ of European Business Schools – and the research shows a surge in interest in distance learning. The new tables give a comprehensive snapshot of the best in business education throughout the continent, as they are based on five sets of school rankings published by the FT throughout the year.

Sloan reveals further growth in e-learning 30%
New research shows that learning online is proving an attractive option for more students than ever. The study by the Sloan Foundation, titled Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning, is based on responses from more than 2,500 colleges and universities and aims to answer fundamental questions about the popularity of the online education sector and the challenges it faces.

Is one better than two? 30%
The Forbes ranking is eagerly awaited both by business schools and graduates choosing which programmes to apply to. It looks at the net long-term value of an MBA programme for alumni five years after graduation – in other words, whether the (sometimes enormous) financial outlay involved in studying for a management degree reaps the post-graduation rewards of a corking salary and mouth-watering perks.

Older learners returning to college 30%
Phyllis Turner is living proof that it’s never too late to return to education. Turner, a 94-year-old great-great-grandmother who left school at the age of 12, recently gained a master’s degree in medical science from the University of Adelaide in Australia. According to Guinness World Records, this makes her the world’s oldest recipient of an MSc.

What should I look for in a management course? 30%
The MBA is the world’s most popular business qualification. That popularity means there is a huge array of courses to choose from, all offering a range of specialities, options for study and varying reputations. The choice can be bewildering.

Application Process 30%
There are a lot of moving parts in the application process. For campus-based programs, allow one-and-a-half to two years before the program starts for the entire process. For a program that begins in the fall, the application deadline will likely be sometime between December and February. If a school has a rolling admissions policy,then apply as early as possible.

Finding the Right Fit 30%
When it comes to the doctoral experience that’s right for you, not all programs are created equal. Once you determine what you want to study, a number of factors will affect the schools to which you decide to apply.

Why Earn a PhD? 30%
Perhaps you’ve considered the benefits of earning a PhD, but are daunted by the investment of time, energy, and money required. You wonder if the doctorate would really be worth it. To help you make a decision, consider these ways a PhD can make a difference in your life:

Drexel offers online learning to hospital staff 30%
Drexel University Online, a subsidiary of the Philadelphia technical university, has begun providing special-rate distance learning services to Montgomery Hospital Medical Center, a 210-bed hospital serving the state’s central Montgomery County.

Course profile: Online Masters in Agriculture and Life Science, Virginia Tech College 30%
Agriculture and agribusiness seem unlikely subjects for online study. But many universities, particularly those situated outside major towns and cities, now offer qualifications covering the likes of agricultural engineering, agronomy, dairy science, agricultural education and animal science.

GMAT scholarships 30%
Applying for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), which is required by many business school admissions offices, is a costly and time-consuming process. Now potential management students across the world are being offered the chance to compete for a scholarship that offers not only money towards applying for the test, but also invaluable advice on how to pass it.

Kentucky offers online fire safety degree 30%
It may seem unlikely, but firefighting has joined the ever-widening range of disciplines being taught to students via distance learning. Eastern Kentucky University has turned to online learning to deliver its expertise in fire and safety education to students around the country via its Bachelor of Science in Fire and Safety Engineering Technology degree

Course profile: eLLM (Masters in Law), University of Staffordshire 30%
Staffordshire’s online LLM offers an advanced knowledge of Legal Theory, Law and Legal Practice, with the intention of encouraging the development in students of a sophisticated and critically informed approach to the issues that inform these disciplines. It is supported by established LLM programmes already offered in the UK and in Malaysia.

Attitudes to distance learning 30%
The Campaign for Learning has teamed up with professional services firm KPMG to explore attitudes to distance learning among providers and consumers. The survey, carried out with individual learners, providers of online learning and organisational users of e-Learning, found that employers may be underestimating how positive online learners are about their experiences.

Japan education goes online 30%
It seems hard to believe that a country such as Japan lags so far behind other countries in the rolling out of online education. But the country’s very first internet-based university opened its virtual doors at the beginning of April, offering degrees to older students in a country whose model of lifetime company jobs is changing.

Dental and medical professionals learn online 30%
Among the more surprising recent developments in online learning has been the growth of distance training available to professionals who operate at the frontline of medical care, such as dentists and doctors.

Best online programmes for entrepreneurs 30%
Britain is still a nation of budding entrepreneurs, despite economic troubles in the US. London Business School’s Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, the largest single study of its kind in the world, has found that although entrepreneurial activity declined substantially in other G8 countries, in the UK the decline was statistically insignificant 0.4 per cent (from 6.2 per cent to 5.8 per cent). This is compared to bigger drops in the US, Canada, France and Germany.

Right time to return to education? 30%
An estimated 1.5 million students were enrolled in online college courses in the US in 2006. Many of these learners are adults returning to education, attracted by the flexibility and cost benefits of online education.

Broadening your social network 30%
One of the most important added extras offered by taking a business degree is the opportunity to form an instant network of fellow professionals across a range of professions. The key is to keep those connections live once school is over.

MSc, Forest Industries Technology, Bangor University. 30%
Bangor’s relatively new MSc for those wishing to work in the Forestry industry is further proof of the surprising range of subjects that can be studied online. The efficient utilisation of forest resources requires an ever-widening range of academic and technological knowledge.

Funding your course 30%
Once you’ve decided on where to do your course, your attention will turn very quickly to financing it. There are four main options: persuading your employer to sponsor you; taking out a personal loan or remortaging; borrowing money from a government loan scheme and winning a scholarship.

Right blend for future e-learners 30%
Anyone looking into studying for a Masters degree by distance learning will sooner or later come across the term ‘blended learning’. It’s touted as the future of e-Learning by some experts – but what does it mean in practise for the students who use it? And where does that leave fully online programmes?

What makes a successful online student? 30%
A common misperception about online learning is that it is somehow “easier” than attending a traditional institution. Students can underestimate the time commitment and academic rigour involved in online learning. Without the right expectations, they can quickly feel overwhelmed. So what makes a successful online student?

E-learning on your Blackberry 30%
Business graduates and investment bankers are set to receive training on the move, thanks to a new development in e-learning: courses delivered to handheld email devices. According to The Times, Merrill Lynch is one of three investment banks that have signed up to use a system that will provide training and testing over Blackberries.

The future of e-learning in the UK 30%
E-learning has come a long way in Britain since the rise and untimely demise of the Government’s flagship online education project, UKeU. It was launched in 2000 with the aim of attracting overseas students to study online with UK universities, but despite £62m of public funding, the project was abandoned after it attracted just 900 students. A 2005 Government report into the fiasco found that the main causes of failure were that the project was driven by supply rather than demand, too ambitious and too narrow in focus, in terms of the style of learning on offer to students.

MBAs without borders 30%
Most business school graduates beat a path to the worlds of management consultancy and investment banking. But where do you go if you want to use your business skills outside the corporate sphere – in the voluntary sector, for example?

Future of learning 30%
Business and finance professionals from across the UK believe that online learning will form the single, largest part of their organisations’ future training delivery. Senior managers from organisations including Deloitte, BT and LloydsTSB took part in a live poll during ‘The Future of Learning’, an event sponsored by the online learning provider SkillSoft.

Magazine offers MBA 30%
Newsweek magazine has teamed up with Kaplan University to offer an online business degree that uses current affairs as part of its core curriculum.

‘Phenomenal’ growth in online education 30%
The largest study yet undertaken into online education has revealed ‘phenomenal’ growth in the sector, with a huge rise in the number of students opting for e-learning.

Demand surges for MBAs in India 30%
Surging economic growth in India is driving a huge increase in applications to UK business schools from the subcontinent. A recent report from Standard & Poors stated that the India has grown by an average of 8% a year over the last three years, making it the world’s second fastest growing economy.

MBA gender gap 30%
Women may have come along way in the workplace, but they still lag woefully behind men in terms of pay and promotion. According to the Equal Opportunities Commission, UK women working full-time earn 19% less than men and hold less than 10% of the top positions in FTSE 100 companies, the police, the judiciary and trade unions.

Entrepreneur mums 30%
Raising a family and studying for an MBA used to be mutually exclusive. E-learning has gone a long way to change that, offering flexible learning options for the stay-home parent. Though there is still a gender gap in terms of pay and career expectations, more women than ever are interested in studying for a business degrees – a recent study found that the qualification appealed to 90% of women. Clearly, having children is no longer seen as a barrier to continuing a career, or even starting a new one.

Most popular MBA employers 30%
Demand for MBAs this year is predicted to return to levels not seen since the dotcom bubble burst in 2000. Research by TopMBA.com across 500 recruiters around the world found an overall rise in demand for candidates with the qualification of 20 per cent.

Distance learning perceptions 30%
The most common fallacy about employees who work from home is that they spend half their time making cups of tea and all their time in their pyjamas. A similar perception surrounds the distance learner, a new study shows.

MBA tours 30%
Researching which business school to apply to can take up a lot of time and effort, particularly if you want to physically visit the institutions you are interested in – which is important even if you’re thinking of taking an online or distance learning degree.

How online learning works 30%
You’ve already decided you want to give your career a shot in the arm – and that you’re going to do it by studying for a postgraduate qualification. You’ve chosen to continue working and get your degree via distance learning. Everything’s going to plan. But what exactly are you letting yourself in for when you enter the world of e-learning?

University results:

Universidad de las Americas, Ecuador 100%
www.uamericas.edu.ec Universidad de las Americas, based in
Santiago, Chile, was established in 1988. The fully

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas 100%
www.upc.edu.pe Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
(UPC) is one of the most prestigious private post-secondary

Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT) 100%
www.ulacit.ac.pa Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y
Tecnología (ULACIT) was founded in 1991 and is

Universidad Interamericana de Panama 100%
www.uip.edu.pa Established in 1992, Universidad
Interamericana de Panama (UIP) programs are developed to

Institut Français de Gestion (IFG) 100%
www.ifgcnof.com In November 2004, IFG joined Laureate's
international network in Europe, Laureate's first entry in

The University of Liverpool 100%
Founded in 1881, the University of Liverpool is
internationally recognised for excellence in teaching,

Walden University 100%
Founded in 1970, Walden University is the leading provider
of quality higher education at a distance. With students

Program results:

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) 100%
Improving your community requires knowledge, confidence and
out-of-the-box thinking. Access an international community

Master of Science in Operations and Supply Chain Management 75%
The MSc in Operations and Supply Chain Management
programme enables you to analyse the principles, latest

MSc in Information Technology 75%
The overall aim of the Liverpool MSc in IT
programme is to enable you to develop your theoretical

Ph.D. in Human Services 75%
With a Ph.D. in Human Services, you'll be recognized as an
expert in public service settings. This reasearch-intensive

Ph.D. in Education 75%
The Ph.D. in Education online degree program produces
leaders who can address the nation's most pressing

Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration 75%
For effective policy-making, service delivery and resource
management, you need a grounding in scientific inquiry and

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 75%
Advancing your business management career in today's
organizations requires a solid grounding in the fundamentals

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) 75%
Walden’s online M.B.A. program provides a solid
grounding in leading-edge management, economics, and