Online Learning Update

October 27, 2018

Online degrees are an important advent, but not for Dartmouth’s model

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

the Dartmouth (editorial)

….The digitization of American higher education is a rapidly increasing trend, one that will change how students learn and study, as well as what prospective applicants come to expect from their university experience. Dartmouth does not need to accommodate all of these shifting expectations, but it must develop cogent rejoinders to justify its model of education for those who will question the utility of the liberal arts model in an age of virtual degrees…. If established universities are to experiment or adopt fully online degrees and coursework, they must be honest about the value offered by that academic experience. Though in many cases, the education provided by an online degree is comparable to what one would learn in a physical setting, this would likely not be the case for any institution operating on the liberal arts model.

http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2018/10/verbum-ultimum-dartmouths-digital-dilemma

Share on Facebook

No Comments

No comments yet.

RSS feed for comments on this post.

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

Powered by WordPress