Wednesday, April 23, 2014

UW-Madison expanding online course offerings for summer term - Karen Herzog, the Journal Sentinel

The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced this week it has expanded summer online course offerings so students who return to their hometowns for jobs or who have internships elsewhere can stay on track to complete a degree without disrupting other summer activities. "The students asked for flexibility and we responded," said Jeffrey Russell, vice provost of lifelong learning and dean of continuing studies. "One benefit of studying during the summer is students then can move toward their graduation goal faster and ultimately join the workforce sooner. Making that transition from student to salary-earning professional is an important goal." UW-Madison is offering 100 online courses this summer, up from 64 last summer and 49 the summer before. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/254600311.html