Tag Archives: online
The money behind the MOOCs
I have argued many times that quality deserves some type of compensation. Or, put another way, no one has a right to expect much of anything for free. If you have concluded that MOOCs are an exception, you might want … Continue reading
What makes online difficult
A recent study focused on online courses in Higher Ed (summarized in the Inside Higher Education blog) is focused on the high attrition rate in MOOCs and junior college online courses. But some groups fared worse than others. Men showed … Continue reading
Online Options
If you are looking to understand new options in online instruction (college level), I would recommend you review the article by Phil Hill in the Educause Review. This article can be viewed online.
Effectiveness of online instruction
Here is the Tanner Lecture presented by William Bowen (Princeton economist) on the effectiveness (learning & cost) of online instruction (select lecture 2). Appears to conclude similar learning at a lower cost. Urges additional (quality) research. Even uses the word … Continue reading
Frontline – College Inc.
I have likely provided a link to this Frontline program before, but it was recently presented again and it came at a time I was particularly sensitive to the issue of revenue and online instruction. College Inc. is pretty much … Continue reading