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Friday, January 14, 2005
Update on Regional Accreditation Issues for E-learning - Sally M. Johnstone, WCET
In 2000 the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) contracted with WCET to create a set of Principles of Good Practice for Distance Learning to which all of them could ascribe [1] . It was a helpful document and is still being used, but five years have passed since its publication. Much has changed in the intervening years. The use of the World Wide Web has exploded. There are many more traditional non-profit institutions engaging in e-learning for students both on- and off-campus. In addition, the number of for-profit institutions has expanded enormously. Eduventures estimates the tuition revenues from fully on-line programs is well over $5,000,000 this fiscal year, with over two million of that coming from for-profit institutions [2] .
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