The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: Law Schools Are Slow To Take Their Programs Online

May 11, 2012

Law Schools Are Slow To Take Their Programs Online

Legal education has been slow to move to online classes, and the new master’s program is perhaps the earliest partnership between a top-tier law school and a commercial enterprise. The law school of Washington University announced Tuesday that it would offer, entirely online, a master’s degree in United States law intended for lawyers practicing overseas, in partnership with 2tor, an education technology company. The bar association does not approve master’s programs, beyond certifying that a new one at an approved law school will not detract from the J.D. program. Read more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/education/law-school-plans-to-offer-web-courses-for-masters.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120509

May 11, 2012 1:40:00 AM | Distance Learning, Graduate Education

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