Professors Seek Compensation for Online Courses

They want extra pay or time off, but financially strapped colleges are reluctant

By DAN CARNEVALE

After 10 years of teaching accounting over cable and closed-circuit television, Dennis Smith says he feels pressure from administrators to put his courses online as well, to meet growing student demand.

But Mr. Smith, a professor at Los Rios Community...

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