Here is a list of myths on online education... some are debatable, and one in particular struck me...
Course completion is an issue. This presumes the courses are asynchronous, which I think is something of an error in delivery. I think course completion is best addressed by offering synchronous courses. The idea that a big benefit of online education is that is can be asynchronous is one idea that should be challenged. I believe something like 99% of online courses are asynchronous. I believe when 99% are snchronoous, we'll see most of his 30 problems solved.
Unmotivated students fail whether a teacher is watching him/her or not. While eLearning does not require a student to be in a certain place at a certain time, it still offers them access to the teacher and other classmates for help and support.
The old saying, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink,” is applicable to this myth. Students lacking the desire to succeed will fail no matter how robust the program or the teacher. Placing the blame on eLearning is foolish. eLearning is simply the catalyst for delivering information, it cannot be responsible for a student’s work habits.
Course completion is an issue. This presumes the courses are asynchronous, which I think is something of an error in delivery. I think course completion is best addressed by offering synchronous courses. The idea that a big benefit of online education is that is can be asynchronous is one idea that should be challenged. I believe something like 99% of online courses are asynchronous. I believe when 99% are snchronoous, we'll see most of his 30 problems solved.
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