The credit crunch and stock market crash will affect household incomes and their ability to pay for college. Tuition, rooms, books, travel and other college expenses continue to rise as the economy worsens. With today’s economy, getting a student loan will be much more difficult. Parents are looking for alternative educational opportunities for their children … Read more
Step 1: Determine a livable phase approach. The phased approach begins by encouraging faculty to recognize that designing their online course is only phase one of their efforts. By organizing work progress into Phase Two, Phase Three, etc., it frees instructors from feeling that everything needs to be done in their first development effort. Especially … Read more
If you have decided to go to college through an online distance learning program, there are a few things you should know before you begin. This listing should be considered a general guide on the subject and not a substitute for the policies of the university supporting the online educational program you will be attending. … Read more
Online education was reviewed three years ago, preceded by Oscar Wilde’s quote: “The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately, in England at least, education has no effect whatsoever.” My intention was to amuse rather than disparage online education, although the conclusions drawn in the literature about its success at the time were … Read more
Online learning belongs to the present. But why does everyone want to be there? What’s so good about it anyway? Here are six reasons students prefer online learning to campus classroom learning: 1. It gives you a flexible schedule. Once you have signed up to study online, you have complete freedom to choose your schedule. … Read more
In all fairness, online education has become increasingly popular in colleges and universities in recent years due to the improved access it offers to students. Online education refers to courses in which at least 80 percent of the content is distributed online. Students submit assignments online and often participate in chat discussions or message boards … Read more