What the best online teachers should do
[Summary from: Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, December 2011.] As a core project, a university eLearning Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community (FLC) chose to apply recommendations for the “art”...
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In search of a solution to the problem of student attrition in online learning, three Midwest-area Ph.D. faculty members looked closely at how student expectations affect student retention and...
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Google Hangouts 101: Enhance online interaction with group video chat
When you replace the traditional classroom with the Internet, it’s easy to lose the vital face-to-face connection between instructors and students. That makes it imperative for distance-education...
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Investigating trends in online re-enrollment, retention and success
[Summary from: The Journal of Educators Online, January 2012.] Online education is becoming an increasingly important component of higher education. The Sloan Foundation 2010 Survey of Online Learning...
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Bricks and clicks: The future impact of the Internet on higher education
Chicken sandwiches and presidential politics aside, perhaps no topic is as divisive in the United States these days as the future of higher education and its relationship with the Internet. The results...
View ArticleThe demise of MOOCs? Failings apparent, but hope remains
The skepticism surrounding massive open online courses (MOOCs) has been nearly as widespread as the enthusiasm to join the so-called “revolution” in higher education. Last week, the University of...
View ArticleNational survey reveals optimism about online learning
The 2013 Survey of Online Learning Report was released last week by the Babson Survey Research Group, Pearson and the Sloan Consortium. This is the 11th annual report in a series that tracks the...
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Survey results show student, federal interest in online ed is rising
The Instructional Technology Council put community colleges under the microscope in its 2013 Distance Education Survey Results, but the findings certainly have implications for higher education as a...
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New national data sheds light on distance ed enrollment
This week the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released the most thorough breakdown yet of students who take distance education classes in the United States, providing a level of...
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2014 Babson survey: Tracking online education in the United States
Today the Babson Survey Research Group released its 2014 Survey of Online Learning. This is the 12th annual report in a series that tracks the nature, extent and trends in online higher education in...
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