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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
UMaine increases online learning course use - Maddy Glover, Maine Campus
The University of Maine has more courses online than past years — a switch both praised and begrudged. The number of online courses offered at UMaine has increased from 12 courses to 277 in 12 years. This increase correlates with the growing number of students, but according to James Toner, director of UMaine’s Distance Education program, “students are really voting when registering [for online classes]. They’re voting for usefulness, time, convenience and flexibility.”
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