Institutions of higher education have increasingly embraced
online education, and the number of students enrolled in distance programs is
rapidly rising in colleges and universities throughout the United States. In
response to these changes in enrollment demands, many states, institutions, and
organizations have been working on strategic plans to implement online
education. At the same time, misconceptions and myths related to the difficulty
of teaching and learning online, technologies available to support online
instruction, the support and compensation needed for high-quality instructors,
and the needs of online students create challenges for such vision statements
and planning documents.
The online education sector grew 13 percent last year and
had been growing at about 20 percent in previous years. Nearly one in four
students take at least some college courses online, up from one in 10 in 2002.
Two million students, most older than the traditional 18-22 year-old
undergraduates, take all their courses online and two million more take one or
more online course.
Most online course offerings tend toward vocational subjects
like business, legal and health care training. Students needing hands-on
experience.
There is a link on the online classroom:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb4EKtQg-XQ
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