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 ...

The University of Iowa’s learning centers used to hold in-person classes for graduate business and social work students, but those students have preferred remote learning since the pandemic. The ...

Advertising online course formats as flexible equivalents to in-person learning experiments is not only deceptive, but also ...

For years, “flexible learning” has become one of the most commonly used phrases in education. Yet in an increasingly crowded ...

Online learning has been top-of-mind for many people in the last year, even for those who don’t have school-aged children. We have all had to expand the ways we work, meet and learn. Everyone has ...

How did distance education change at colleges from 2019 to 2022? The U.S. Department of Education defines distance ed as “education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to ...

The Education Department wants to collect much more information about distance education courses and the students enrolled in them as part of a broader effort to increase oversight of online programs.

Title: Distance Education Policy Effective Date: June 1, 2024 Responsible Office: Office of the Provost Revision Date: April 23, 2025 This policy applies to William & Mary (W&M) as a whole university, ...