Spotlight on E-Learning
On E-Learning
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Education Week's 2009 Spotlight on E-Learning brings together a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:
- Growth of online classes
- Research on the effectiveness of online learning
- Managing the schedules of virtual classrooms
- Organizing and preparing to teach virtual classes
- Online professional development
- Locating useful teaching tools online
- Online Advanced Placement courses
- Lessons for K-12 from higher education’s online experiences
- Cost-effectiveness of online learning
- Growth of the e-learning industry
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As the world of online education continues to evolve, brick-and-mortar schools are incorporating digital curricula and virtual teachers into their classrooms in ways that have surprised even the advocates of the online education movement.
March 20, 2009
Research shows that virtual schooling can be as good as, or better than, classes taught in person in brick-and-mortar schools.
March 24, 2009
Ed-tech experts are providing strategies and advice at the National Educational Computing Conference today on how to manage virtual learning. Read this special Digital Directions article to identify better online ed. approaches.
June 26, 2009
Schools facing budget cutbacks look to online teacher training to save money and expand offerings.
March 13, 2009
Online Advanced Placement courses, which offer college-level material to high school students, are at the forefront of the online education movement.
March 20, 2009
Teachers looking for lesson plans, worksheets, videos, and multimedia activities for their daily classes can find plenty of materials on the Internet.
March 20, 2009
Although online education is growing as an option for students in K-12 school districts, colleges and universities have been much quicker to develop and provide online courses and incorporate them into their curricula.
March 20, 2009
Is e-learning really more cost-effective than traditional, brick-and-mortar schooling?
June 16, 2009
Even in today’s gloomy business climate, market experts predict that the K-12 online education industry will continue to grow, as rapidly increasing enrollments in virtual schools begin to taper off and the country’s economic troubles persist.
March 24, 2009