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This short article hits on a small portion of our course discussion material for the week-- academic integrity in online education. The article discusses some of the issues with cheating online, and makes some suggestions as to who the responsibility falls on. It also brings up some less-known issues surrounding online education, such as "diploma mills" and universities' negligence of their online students. Enjoy!

Mark, I found this article interesting. I totally agree that online learning has opened new avenues for con-men. I see ads and get spam mail regarding online degrees. I disagree with the last section on the cost of the online classes. Burks addressed this issue in a reply to someone on our class discussion board. It is more expensive than we realize to run an online class program. I wish I could call to mind some of the cost issues involved. Perhaps Burks will comment on this.

Great new survey from KC Green at the Campus Computing Project.

Good summary of online education as a disruptive technology.

Palm Beach County students take advantage of cyberspace education

An interesting essay about online learning from a faculty perspective.

Excellent summary of why online education is important - and why it will grow in the near future.

Good article about federal & state regulation of online education

Great to see the State of Washington embracing Open Educational Resources!

Good article about open educational resources

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Good article about factors influencing persistence in online education.

Interesting article about the impact of interaction in an online course. Note that this may only apply to intro courses at the 100-level.

FBI site teaching parents, students, and educators how to recognize and react to online dangers.

Article about online classes for high school students in Montana. Nice to see this option for students!

An interesting article about program duplication in an online world.

Good paper about the need for strong faculty support in developing quality online courses - access to full article requires free registration

Wow - great to see a new online program EXCEED its initial enrollment goals! This model is worth keeping an eye on.

It is growing! I saw a commercial a couple of years ago that really struck me. It depicted two kids in a very modern home in Japan with their mother mulling about doing house work. Instead of playing video games on the large flatscreen on the wall, they were engaged in a math course talking to the teacher in real time. I have to believe that it is very real model that will evolve and succeed as it is at USC. Great article, thanks!

All of us are taking at least this class online and this site actually gives many reasons why it is the best way to further your education. It has many links to help with finding different academic programs, schools, how to read a course descriptions and things like that. I found this site very helpful when I was looking for schools to attend soley online.

This article brings forth the need for online education and the difficulty in making sure that universities have a cost effective program.

Debate as to whether or not texting is damaging the English language. Good for anyone looking at the effect of the internet on society

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