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Conflicted: Faculty and Online Education, 2012

 
Conflicted: Faculty and Online Education, 2012
 
 
 
 

Faculty members are far less excited by, and more fearful of, the recent growth of online education than are academic technology administrators, according to a new study by Inside Higher Ed and the Babson Survey Research Group.

But professors are hardly the luddites many still assume them to be. Nearly half of the 4,564 faculty members surveyed, three-quarters of whom are full-time professors, said the rise of online education excites them more than it frightens them. And while more than two-thirds of instructors said they believe that students currently learn less in online courses than they do in the classroom, other findings suggest that their estimation of online education quality stands to rise as the technology improves and more professors get firsthand experience with the medium.

Lots of charts and information.

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/conflicted-faculty-and-online-education-2012#ixzz1z7AsRAPb
Inside Higher Ed

Stephen

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Posted on: July 9, 2012, 6:37 am Category: Uncategorized

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  1. laurenkri said
    on July 9, 2012 5:53 pm

    (This comment has almost nothing to do with this post … just fair warning!) I have subscribed to your blog for almost a year now and need to thank you for your blog.

    I am currently working in an academic library and working on my MLS degree (UNT’s online program). I have used the resources you link to countless times on my personal blog, making points in my classes, and just in discussions with people around me. I try to pass on the link to your blog where possible.

    So, thank you for all the links, all the times the information I have gleaned here has enhanced my education, and for making the internet more manageable to digest when seeking information on library-related topics.

  2. admin said
    on July 9, 2012 6:15 pm

    Lauren:

    Thanks! Best of luck with your studies.

    Stephen

  3. Education India said
    on July 17, 2012 6:03 am

    Thanks for the update and i want to clarify that this is a myth that online education will leave full time professors jobless as it is just an alternative for people who cannot afford full time studies. this does not mean full time studies will vanish from the scenario.