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Online courses may make graduation too easy

Russell Rumberger, a scholar with an encyclopedic grasp of the drop-out issue, has doubts about the latest, hottest cure — online credit recovery. That means letting struggling students take courses on a computer without the annoyances of listening to a teacher or doing homework. Read full article >>
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72% of Professors Who Teach Online Courses Don't Think Their Students Deserve Credit

Technology : TechCrunch (3 months ago)

This is not a good sign for online education: 72 percent of professors who have taught Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) don't believe that students should get official college credit, even if they did well in the class. More impo... Read Post

Schools Add Online Courses to Save Money

Technology : Shelly Palmer Digital Living (2 years ago)

Schools across the country are adding online courses to their curriculum, some saving up to $1,500 a year per student. While online courses let students work at their pace, a study found that 2010 test scores for cyberschool student... Read Post

Peter Hutton: Coding to Learn: the 21st Century Curriculum

Technology : Huffington Post: Technology Blog (3 hours ago)

By taking an integrated approach to computer programming, all students will learn to write code before they graduate. At Beaver, innovation is not a buzzword - it's part of our institutional DNA. Read Post


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