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

Bobby Approved (v 3.2)
Sunday, June 16, 2002

http://www.elearningmag.com/elearning/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=21259

Is Blended Best? - Thomson Learning studies the question
Kim Kiser, e-learning Magazine

Blended learning has garnered plenty of buzz at e-learning conferences and on training-related listservs, but can it create a more productive workforce than online learning alone? It can, according to a two-year study by Thomson Learning. Launched in 1999, the study compared the results of three sets of learners. The first were taught to use Microsoft Excel with a mix of online content and simulations, text materials, assistance from mentors, and classroom-based training. The second group took an online course. The third group-the control group-received no training. Altogether, 128 learners from industry and higher education participated in the study....

 



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