A growing number of nurses take some of their required health care courses online. Many online nursing courses still resemble the traditional, lecture-based classroom format. However, a new Nursing Education Perspectives report suggests that online nursing instructors explore alternative methods of educating their students: “As the characteristics of nursing students change that is, students are [...]

The United States is currently facing a nursing shortage and some educators believe that online education is the solution to this problem. The News Observer reports: “While the cause of the nursing shortage has been linked to an aging and disaffected population leaving the practice, a more fundamental cause may be the lack of nurse [...]

Beginning in fall 2008, the University of Southern Indiana will begin teaching students in its new Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The blended program will combine online learning with on-campus coursework. A Courier Press article describes the doctorate: “The College of Nursing and Health Professions proposed the nursing degree as the first doctoral program to [...]

Students in Baltimore will soon be able to enroll in blended learning programs for health care subjects. Campus Technology reports: “The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is expanding its e-learning activities by developing online and hybrid programs in health care. The move will help alleviate what the college described as a “backlog of potential [...]

The University of Massachusetts Online recently announced that they will be offering the nation's first 100% online Master of Public Health in Nutrition program. Here's a blurb from their news release: “Building on its reputation of breaking new ground in distance education, UMassOnline today announces the launch of the nation's first fully online Master of [...]