In this Chronicle of Higher Education commentary, Margaret Brooks claims that online courses are better than free beer. Actually, she is responding to a colleague who does not like online courses who stated that it was wrong to offer online courses just because students demand them because “students demand free beer, too; that does not [...]
This article from the Chronicle of Higher Education has been getting a good deal of attention at schools across the country. It certainly addresses the problem of increasing costs for higher education. The authors’ statement that “Consumers who have questioned whether it is worth spending $1,000 a square foot for a home are now asking [...]
As stated by Inside Higher Ed, reporting on a newly released meta-analysis of research by the U. S. Department of Education, “online learning has definite advantages over face-to-face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning.” Wow—this is what those of us involved in online learning have been arguing for some time in the face [...]
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Welcome to The Other 85 Percent. So what does "the other 85 percent" refer to? Research has shown that only about 15 percent of higher education students still fit the traditional definition of young adults age 18 to 22 who live on campus and go to school full time. more
