StraighterLine has has added five new science courses and four new science professors to its science department, bringing the online college course provider's total number of available science courses ...

A Baltimore-based edtech company that aims to be a “low-risk, low-cost trial period” for online college students who may not initially pass muster now has ties to about 80 institutions, according to ...

"Self-employed professor" could soon be an actual job title, thanks to two companies that are helping a small group of college professors market their own online courses, set prices for them and share ...

As alternatives to the college diploma have been bandied about recently, one question always seems to emerge: How do you validate badges or individual classes as a credential in the absence of a ...

In November, Technically Baltimore reported that StraighterLine founder and CEO Burck Smith had something big hiding up his sleeve. OK, so IT — a tool that would allow college professors to set prices ...

BV Investment Partners made a significant investment in edtech company StraighterLine. Burck Smith and David Parento formed StraighterLine in 2009. The platform offers online courses through a ...

StraighterLine today announced that it is building a "next generation market" for its low-price online offerings, according to a news release. Burck Smith, the founder and CEO, said via e-mail that ...

A new StraighterLine poll found that cost was the number one contributing factor in college stop-outs not completing their education. A staggering 78 percent of stop-outer survey respondents would ...

The suite of professional development offerings, created with early childhood educators in mind, will roll out as part of StraighterLine's broader "Finish Your Degree ...

The leader of a company known for light-hearted lessons from celebrities is moving into more academic topics—and starting to offer college credit. Aaron Rasmussen, co-founder of MasterClass, this week ...

With the cost of college rising, and student loan debt becoming a major problem for the United States economy, online degrees are on the rise. For students who cannot afford to attend college, or do ...

Top stories in today's VentureWire: StraighterLine has secured $10 million in Series B funding to help students defray the early costs of going to college. The company provides online general ...