Article on Global Education

Mangan, Katherine S. "University and Foundation Create Online MBA for the Deaf." The Chronicle of Higher Education 47 (2001): a39-a39. Abstract. The Chronicle of Higher Education 25 (2001): a39. Proquest.

DeSales University and a technology foundation are teaming up to develop what they believe will be the nation's first online MBA program for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Pennsylvania university, which changed its name in January from Allentown College of St. Francis De Sales, plans to begin operating the program this fall.

Attitudes have changed since the advent of the Web. Schools of all kinds are much more likely to understand the benefits of extending their learning experience beyond campus walls. Perhaps the most well-publicized effort in this area is the OpenCourse-Ware program first established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT now posts the course notes and study materials for over 1,500 of its courses online. Add to that an almost uncountable number of schools that have begun offering distance-learning over the Web for a fee. No question distance education has mushroomed.