Recent changes in federal law are likely to be good for online institutions, now that colleges are no longer required to deliver at least half of their courses on the campus in order to qualify to offer federal financial aid. Many institutions, including for-profit ones, plan to increase their online enrollments. And online colleges hope to participate in federal student-aid programs for the first time. (The New York Times)
To read more about this issue, see an article from The Chronicle by Dan Carnevale.
