Yale University is creating a Web-based master of medical science degree for aspiring physician assistants, the latest sign that online learning is gaining acceptance from the nation's most prestigious institutions of higher education. The Ivy League school on Tuesday will announce it is joining with education technology company 2U Inc. to offer an online version of its decades-old program in the fast-growing field. The campus-based version has space for only about 40 students each year, while more than 1,000 apply. "It is a coming-of-age" for online education, said Lucas Swineford, executive director of Yale's office of digital dissemination and online learning. "The stigma has certainly changed over the past five or six years. This is a Yale degree." [Subscription Required]
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