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An interesting essay about online learning from a faculty perspective.

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.

Good article about who can benefit from online learning

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

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

This is an interesting article on communities and learning.

List of top 10 tools for learning - compiled by learning professionals

This web site shows some of the skills and requirements needed for online learning.

Interesting article about how the Web can provide more engaged, interactive and personalized learning.

Interesting paper from the Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment

Good summary of online education as a disruptive technology.

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

This article gives the positives and negatives of online banking. The positives were saving money, convenience, and security. The negatives were being "timed out" and having to start over and learning how to do what you need to do on the site.

Good article about factors influencing persistence in online education.

Good article about how Blackboard impacts online teaching

How Social Networking Will Transform Learning

Great site for free learning

Good research study about the importance of social presence to student success in online courses.

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

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