Providers of free online college courses are experimenting with academic security measures that will enable students who successfully complete the courses to obtain credentials, for a small fee ...

Students locked out of overcrowded core courses at California’s state colleges and universities should instead be able to take those classes online, according to legislation introduced Wednesday ...

President Obama is proposing to make community college tuition-free for qualified students nationwide. But what if anyone could take the first year of college free online? A New York ...

While many online students are past the typical college age of 18 to 24, experts say, such courses are also taking ... may ask the student to find a local teacher or librarian to serve as proctor.

Georgia Tech joined with a dozen major research institutions Tuesday in a partnership that gives students from all over the world free access to online college courses. The courses will be offered ...