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Updates on: Berklee College of Music, Johns Hopkins, Education for Advancement, and Capella University

Professors at the Berklee College of Music will use Notion Conducting from music instruction software maker Notion Music to teach more than 800 students enrolled in its 2007-2009 conducting program. — Campus Technology

Students anywhere can now study online to earn a master of science in biotechnology or bioscience regulatory affairs at Johns Hopkins through the university’s Advanced Biotechnology Studies program. The online degree programs, which received Maryland Higher Education Commission endorsement in October, will open for enrollment for the spring 2008 semester. — The JHU Gazette

Education for Advancement (www.efalearning.com) an education and career services provider is introducing a full range of flexible and affordable distance and online programs from accredited and globally recognized universities from the UK and USA into the Caribbean region. — Caribbean Press Releases

Online education is here to stay and there is every indication that it will continue to gain traction. Capella is beautifully poised to take advantage of this trend by utilizing an exclusively online delivery system and by focusing primarily on graduate programs. This article gives specific statistics on Capella and discusses the benefits of online education. — Seeking Alpha