Thursday 10 September 2015

@ISSUE: Online learning requires educators

by JOAN FICKE, Courier – Post

Online learning (or distance learning as it is sometimes called) is here to stay. The conveniences of technology, the exciting changes in instructional approaches and the ever-increasing professional needs for career development will be the essential movers for expanding online opportunities. That said, online learning is not a panacea as is sometimes advocated, and it should be provided by committed and trained educators who understand both its advantages as a learning tool, and its disadvantages when not properly handled.

http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/09/04/issue-online-learning-requires-educators/71723128/

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from Educational Technology http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/?p=13759

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