In this special report, we examine external education — including tuition assistance, online university partnerships and how to best teach adult learners — to help learning leaders invest wisely.

Kellye Whitney
The phrase “You get what you pay for” may be a cliche, but it also applies correctly in a great deal of situations, including in administering employee education.
Ladan Nikravan
Even as unemployment continues to soar, companies are having a hard time finding talent that meets their needs. Employers have a simple, straightforward reason to invest in employee education: the bottom line.
Natalie Morera
As online university enrollment policies underwent changes in response to education reform, the University of Phoenix amped up communication with its corporate partners.
Sylvia Vorhauser-Smith
By understanding how people learn, organizations can efficiently tailor learning and development programs to align with business objectives.
Marty Rosenheck
What makes an expert an expert? Three key principles will tell you and help you build expertise in your organization.
Tammara Combs
We should use social learning platforms to support peer-to-peer conversations as a way of removing barriers to continuing education for employees.
Jason B. Meyer
Educating employees on how to do the right thing should be inspiring, and it can be if a company doesn’t put all of its eggs in the e-learning basket.
Daniel Margolis
It’s difficult to teach, but students need to be given the skills necessary to be entrepreneurial. It starts with encouraging them to try and fail; to look for opportunities and experiment with new ideas.
Mike Prokopeak
Busy workers benefit from online education’s flexibility, but on campus and even on-site education help learning leaders make the most of tuition reimbursement dollars.
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Who scored the top spot? Get a glimpse of the top 10 online universities, according to the Online Education Database's 2010 rankings.