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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Online learning study ups workload for instructors - Michelle Rupe Eubanks, Times Daily
Students have responded to this form of learning via the Internet by enrolling in droves, often filling these virtual classrooms before all the spots in a traditional classroom are taken. But some in academic circles say that, although online classes have been around for more than a decade, a number of problems remain, especially as they involve faculty. "The economic underpinning of a lot of online education is that it amounts to slave labor," said Martin Snyder, president of the American Association of University Professors, which is based in Washington, D.C.
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