Online Learning Update

By Michael Horn, Heather Staker, THE Journal

Blended learning is increasingly dominating education conversations, and it’s no wonder why. Online learning’s growth remains rapid, with Ambient Insight predicting an annual increase of nearly 10 percent over the next five years, and much of that growth is in blended-learning environments, where students engage in online learning in supervised brick-and-mortar schools instead of from a distance. In the first installment in our new monthly column, blended learning experts Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker advise schools to skip the “best practices” and instead seek innovations that work in their unique circumstances.

http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/03/01/forget-about-blended-learning-best-practices.aspx