DETC Partners with MaxKnowledge
to Offer New Online Tutorials
The Distance Education and Training Council recently unveiled the DETC Online Training Center. Powered by MaxKnowledge, the DETC Online Training Center offers both DETC tutorials and MaxKnowledge’s Soft Skills tutorials at no charge.
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DETC Launches New Military Newsletter
DETC has launched a new publication for the military counselor community intended to “clear the air” and present useful information on the many benefits of DETC accreditation as tool in assisting military members and education counselors as they make decisions on which educational institutions merit their confidence in an era of misinformation and myths.
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States Search for a Better Way to Regulate Online Universities
Many U.S. states regulate who provides online education to their residents to ensure consumers aren't getting stiffed—and now a group of states is brainstorming how to make the process of regulating these online universities smoother and more cost-effective.
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For-Profit School Shares Drop After Election
Shares of for-profit education companies tumbled this week after President Barack Obama was re-elected. His administration has tightened federal regulations over their schools.
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DETC Honors Mr. Fred Roberts with Distinguished Service Award
The DETC Distinguished Service Award is presented to individuals inside the distance education field for their special outstanding service that has enhanced the image of distance education or significantly furthered the work of the Distance Education and Training Council. Mr. Fred Roberts, one of the 2012 recipients of the award, recently received his commemorative plaque.
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How 'Open' Are Massive Online Open Courses
MOOCs are on the tip of everyone’s tongue at the annual Educause meeting, presumably because of their scale and the technologies their recent champions have built to support that scale. But in his opening keynote, Clay Shirky, an author and assistant professor at New York University, said the most provocative aspect of MOOCs is not their massiveness; it is their openness.
Or, in some cases, their lack thereof.
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