Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, OTEL - University of Illinois at Springfield

Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Saturday, May 18, 2002

http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4014.cfm

Changes to Traditional Teaching - [e-learning to overtake classroom-based instruction as primary method by 2004]
Dr. Sylvia Charp, Editor-in Chief

Editorial
... According to the International Data Corp., e-learning will overtake classroom-based instruction as the primary method by 2004. In the past few years, 70 percent of American universities have put at least one course online, and this number is predicted to grow to 90 percent by 2005. The range of fields is large, and though most courses are in business and technology, courses in engineering, psychology, education, etc. are growing. In addition, many online courses are now involving more than oneinstitution to service students around the world, such as the University of the Arctic - a co-operating network of universities, colleges and other organizations concerned with higher education and research - now in its pilot phase. The following chart shows the virtual courses offered in the United States:...


 



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