Hours upon hours of a teacher’s time can be consumed by planning and assessing student achievements. Assessing what and how a student is learning can be difficult for numerous reasons because multiple methods of testing come into play: Identifying what students know and understand about a topic; Identifying what needs to be reviewed; Summarizing what has been…
Are online courses the beginning of the end for traditional universities?
The options for a college degree will vary based on the type of school that is selected. Individuals have the option to add a traditional college or university along with an online university. One aspect that is the same, is the end goal of earning a degree and getting a diploma. However, students will find…
350 000 students in only 3 free online course
In 2011, Stanford University offered 3 online courses, which anyone in the world could enroll in and take without having to pay anything. These three courses had enrollments of around 350,000 students, which is making them one of the largest experiments in the online education ever. Ever since the beginning of 2012, the effort has…
Tips on distance teaching and learning
If you are interested to hear about the tips on distance teaching and learning you might want to have a look at the presentation of Prof. Michael Berger PhD who speaks in details about the advantages and the disadvantages of the e-learning. Interesting insights about the latest developments in the e-learning industry.
The future of education is online and the future is now!
We are experiencing a trend of having the traditional education disruption by the emerging online education institutions and online available resources. 65% of college and universities say that online courses are a critical part of their long-term strategy and it is clear that this trend is affecting the main stream population of college and university…
Am I the online school person?
After secondary school there are many ways to continue your education and alternative ways to get your high school diploma. The popular choice for people who are on the go are the online educational courses, MOOCs and blended learning. In this way not only that you can you make your own schedule, but you will…
The fundamentals of blended learning
It is good to know that the technology has finally made it possible for a small group of teachers to be able to teach and engage in large groups. Teachers can use the resources more effectively and efficiently, where technology allows cheap and easy tools to lecture a large amount of people at their own pace…
Everything you need to know about Massive Open Online Courses
We have seen this coming for a little while now. We have the Internet in all its glory, and now it’s time to start using it for good. With all kinds of people connecting from every corner of the globe, we can now teach courses online that anyone with an Internet connection can enroll in,…
Five ways MOOCs could change traditional colleges forever
MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, have the potential to directly and drastically alter the modern world of education. And, presently, they are on the rise. As these courses become more widely recognized and accepted and start counting the same as regular university courses, they are destined to change traditional college in several ways.
Three reasons your students should keep a planner
Good habits are instilled in us during our youth. That’s why it’s important to teach children from a young age the importance of responsibility and independence. When little boys and girls are still stumbling through their early years, there isn’t much in their world outside of naptime and macaroni necklaces.