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seomaestroof AL12:22AM May 04, 2011
I've had several online classes and found the quality lacking. The instructors, for the most part, don't want the hassle of dealing with a student via internet, and the students usually wait until the last minute to get their work done. Throws the rest of us off. An online class is much more difficult then attending a class. The subject may not be more difficult, but having to learn via technology is more difficult. The exception may be for something like history, pshychology, etc. It isn't for everybody, and it certainly isn't always equal to or better then going to class.
DDof AR6:53AM April 27, 2011
This article is ridiculous and out of date! What audience is it intended! Perhaps a person that has been in a coma for 20 years!
I Woodsof WA10:01AM April 23, 2011
This article misses on a variety of points. For starters, pretty much all major universities are delivering online programs from the certificate to the degree level.
Secondarily, it's not a question of whether online education will have a "significant ripple effect," since it's already ia mainstream format.
More importantly, the leading national accreditation organization for online programs is the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is recognized by both the United States Department of Education and CHEA. The DETC has set standards geared specifically towards the delivery of distance education.
Online learning is here to stay and is completely transforming the way education is being delivered, in addition to cutting down on fuel and energy resources, since you don't need to drive to campus.
What it comes down to is motivation and studying, which is required in both a traditional and non-traditional setting.
Here to Stayof DC1:29AM April 23, 2011
But if some Online Colleges want to create profit centers by fleecing students and saddling them with massive debt, than we don't need more swindlers calling themselves an online college just to cash in on the latest buzz.
The deal is that there's a crop of virtual colleges that want to charge Ivy League tuition for junior college level online courses.
High pressure sales, heavy debt loads and no career prospects for graduates all add up to a big flim-flam.
Beware of the lobbyists who want to deregulate colleges so Wall Street investors can gamble on these phony online colleges as a big profit center. Thins is they want to tap into federal student loans as a cash cow for these kind of online colleges.
Did you hear about Trump University? Trumps is getting sued through the nose for running a scam university. Its kinda like Beck University if you want to go to school to be a comedian. Both these guys are probably eager to get behind the lobbyists trying to college education into a farce.
Jesseof OK7:35PM April 21, 2011
Not only does this article present weak arguments as to why and how online education "disturbs the placid waters of higher education" but it does not explore how online education could benefit higher education. Not only are online education programs becoming increasingly larger, but the quality increases as more well known universities add online programs to their degrees. Not only will online education be able to reach more students across the world, but will also be a more "green" way to study.
http://education.cu-portland.edu
Zoeof CA7:07PM April 21, 2011
As an educator I have found that students come to class with a variety of differences which they utilize to enrich the learning environment. It has been my experience that students, who seek knowledge and attend classes while balancing home-life obligations, are the clearest examples of “high achievers” and offer the most to the learning experience through class discussions. This notion that students who take online courses are “less-than” traditional students is quite revealing of the stereotypical expectations that many hold about who and what road should be taken in order to become educated.
When you stated, “Though wholly online programs generally target nontraditional students, established institutions that are populated by traditional, high-achieving students are starting to embrace the technology” you insinuated that online students are traditionally low achieving students as well as implied that established institutions are going after that market. I would argue that, that is not the case. USC, in particular, delivers a rigorous synchronous online program which helps prepare qualified teachers for urban educational environments. You can’t fake preparedness. You can’t earn a credential and masters from a tier one university without working for it. And you certainly cannot overcome obstacles unless you are a “High Achiever”.
Zitlali Montesof CA2:05PM April 21, 2011
Part of vocational and liberal arts education can be merely transferring information--but contact with real philosophers, historians, and scientists can be far more inspiring than the page of a book or a test on your computer screen!
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