Escaping the Comparison Trap: Evaluating Online Learning on Its Own Terms

Autor/in	Sener, John
Titel	Escaping the Comparison Trap: Evaluating Online Learning on Its Own Terms
Quelle	In: Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 1 (2005) 2, (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1552-3233
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Online Courses; Distance Education; Higher Education; Content Analysis; Evaluation; Accreditation (Institutions); Surveys; Community Colleges; Two Year Colleges; California; Maryland; Michigan; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Inhaltsanalyse; Evaluierung; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Community college; Community College; Kalifornien
Abstract	Online learning has entered the mainstream of American higher education. Millions of students are taking online courses, and enrollments are projected to triple over the next several years. Although its rapid growth and increasing acceptance has somewhat muted the once-loud voices of its critics, online learning still struggles with lingering perceptions that it is somehow inferior, unproven, and limited in application relative to traditional classroom instruction. For this reason, online learning programs and courses receive closer scrutiny than their traditional counterparts. While comparative research has served a useful purpose in helping to confirm the legitimacy of online learning, it is time to move beyond verifying the well-established "no significant difference" effect and focus instead on more immediately useful outcomes. In this article, the author describes some specific strategies that may help accelerate the adoption of this approach. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Nova Southeastern University, 1750 NE 167th Street, North Miami Beach, FL 33162. Tel: 800-986-3223; e-mail: innovate@nova.edu; Web site: http://innovateonline.info
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10