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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Professors Regard Online Instruction as Less Effective Than Classroom Learning - DAVID SHIEH, Chronicle of Higher Education
Online courses may be gaining a foothold in higher education, but substantial skepticism over their effectiveness remains, according to results of two recent surveys. The surveys, conducted by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, also found "widespread concern" that budget cuts would hamper distance-learning programs. The preliminary results of the surveys, which polled faculty members and administrators separately about their opinions of distance-learning programs, were unveiled here Monday at the American Council on Education's conference. [ED NOTE: I encourage doubters to visit the 2008 NSSE Results Report: http://nsse.iub.edu/index.cfm ]
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