ONLINE EDUCATION TODAY

Authors

  • Frank Mayadas
  • John Bourne
  • Paul Bacsich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v13i2.1667

Keywords:

Online Learning, Impacts, Government, Regulation

Abstract

Online education is established, growing, and here to stay. It is creating new opportunities for students and also for faculty, regulators of education, and the educational institutions themselves. Much of what is being learned by the practitioners will flow into the large numbers of blended courses that will be developed and delivered on most campuses. Some of what is being learned will certainly improve pedagogical approaches and possibly affect other important problems, such as the lengthening time to completion of a degree. Online education is already providing better access to education for many, and many more will benefit from this increased access in the coming years.

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The authors are grateful for helpful critiques from C. Dziuban at University of Central Florida and M.Goldstein of Dow Lohnes PLLC.

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Published

2019-02-08

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Empirical Studies

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