Kolowich, S. (2010) Online Cure for the Nursing Crisis Inside Higher Education February 2
A report released last month from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching asserted that all working nurses should be required to hold a bachelor’s degree in the field. As a result, a large spike in online degree programs for nurses is expected, since most will already have the clinical practice in their R.N. program that will be laddered into a bachelor’s degree.
Some interesting figures are provided in this article about the size of online programs for nurses in the USA.
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
