Approaches to distance teaching and the prevalence of distance education.

(Allen & Seaman, 2013)

 Report designed to help education leaders, policy makers, and faculty understand new and emerging technologies, and their potential impact on teaching, learning, and research  To create the report, an international body of experts in education, technology, and other fields convened as an advisory board. Near-term Horizon-> Mid-term Horizon-> Far-term Horizon

 Typically free to students  One of the fastest technology uptakes ever seen in higher education  Expected to keep growing  Critics warn again quality and lecture style  “Only 2.6 percent of higher education institutions currently have a MOOC, another 9.4 percent report MOOCs are in the planning stages.” (Allen & Seaman, 2013)

 300+ courses in over 20 categories created by 62 Universities from 16 countries  Free to participants, Universities pay Coursera  3 million Courserians in 2013  Low completion rates (Wikipedia, 2013)

Model: Fully online program  University of Phoenix peak enrollment was 600,000 students  The University of Phoenix closed 115 of its campuses in 2013, previously having over 200

 “Over 600 course sections across more than 80 different subjects are being offered through distance learning at the University of Hawai’i this fall.”

 4,000 micro lectures  Khan Academy has delivered over 240 million lessons

 cybercharter  cyberschool  distance education  distance learning  elearning  mlearning  online school  open learning  open school  schoolnet  telelearning  virtual charter  virtual school

Full programs:  Laupahoehoe- 200 students  Hawai’i Tech Academy – 1091 students  Myron B Thompson – 454 students Supplementary:  E-school  E2020 Partnered schools sharing a teacher virtually

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