After a quarter of low earnings, 2U CEO Chip Paucek promised to triple the number of degree programs his company helps to launch next year.

The Education Department's expanded definition of "third-party servicers" and new reporting requirements should be put on ice, 2U's lawyers argue.

Pearson Online Learning Services will be sold to the Los Angeles private equity firm Regent LP.

The need for greater scrutiny of online program management companies was hotly debated in "listening sessions" organized by the Education Department.

The Education Department agreed to extend the commenting period for new vendor-reporting requirements, but some are still concerned.

Congressional Democrats asked the Education Department to conduct greater sight of the tuition-sharing deals colleges have with their OPMs.

The transaction comes two years after the University of Arizona purchased Zovio's Ashford University and rebranded it as the Global Campus.

The Department of Education is responsible for making sure institutions and online program managers are complying with federal laws on student recruitment, the Government Accountability Office found.

The Parsons School of Design is partnering with 42Courses and FutureLearn to expand the reach of its renowned fashion and design curriculum.