Online courses bring increased workload at West Virginia U.

University Wire;  April 5, 2005 ;     448 words ......More than 170 online courses are available for...Extended Learning, says online courses are aimed mainly...We are offering online courses because of a geographic...Perroots said. She said online courses are also offered...Perroots said. Online courses are ...

Online courses offer students chance to learn without classroom

University Wire;  May 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Television courses at Southeast, and now online courses have become the next step in this progression...now post grades online. This year, 44 online courses were offered, including courses from...leader in regard to schools that offer online courses and for offering the training for ...

EDITORIAL: Don't rely on online courses

University Wire;  February 16, 2006 ;     435 words ......LAKE CITY -- The number of online classes offered by the U...complain about the lack of online courses at the U, claiming that there...much a student learns in an online class is up to that individual...educational destiny. One or two online courses taken for convenience's ...

U. Utah chooses not to offer wide selection of online courses

University Wire;  February 16, 2006 ;     529 words ......homework." But with the limited number of online courses offered at the U, Myers is planning...U has a relatively small number of online courses compared with other Utah institutions...undergraduate studies, said the U's number of online courses (97) is small -- compared with Utah...

Online class enrollment on the rise at U. Alabama

University Wire;  January 12, 2006 ;     584 words ......Ala. -- More online courses are being developed...University of Alabama's online class enrollment was...instructional technology. Online courses can either be...Hartman said. "An online class is just like any...decide to take online classes just so...do well in ...

Online class enrollment increases by 40, study says

University Wire;  November 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ......on the decline as virtual professors and online classes have increased in popularity by...15,000 students are more likely to offer online courses than smaller schools, the report said...of these large institutions offer some online courses, which is more than double the rate of ...

Study: Online courses result in lower grades

University Wire;  March 12, 2002 ;     526 words ......While a recent study shows online courses may not be giving students the...Richard Lutz said he was wary of online courses at first, but has found that...learn any more effectively than online courses. If you're in a live class...Man's Food, is offered both online and in a ...

Student's perception of quality in online courses.

Academic Exchange Quarterly;  December 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......regarding the instructional quality of online courses delivered via Webct (M = 2.63, SD...aspects of instructional quality of online courses. The most important aspect indicated...related to students' perception of online courses uncovered important factors that are...

COLUMN: Online courses instead of class? Tempting, but I'll pass

University Wire;  January 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......being offered... online! The number of online courses offered by colleges has risen steadily...that about 3 million students take online courses, a number that has been rising roughly...fastest growing group of students taking online courses is made up of those already enrolled...

U. Utah to expand number of online courses

University Wire;  March 15, 2007 ;     527 words ......record 3,227 students enrolled in online courses at the U -- 361 more than last spring. The growing demand for online courses is prompting administrators to...tuition increase to create more online courses, said Paul Brinkman, associate...

DETERMINANTS OF INSTRUCTORS' INTENTIONS TO TEACH ONLINE COURSES: A...

The Journal of Computer Information Systems;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......instructors' intentions to teach online courses in the United States and South...exponentially in recent years. Online courses are convenient for students...universities. For students, online courses provide opportunities to improve...

A need for humor in online courses.(Commentary)

College Teaching;  June 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the debate about the legitimacy of online courses flourishes in academic hallways. One...classes and that they would recommend online courses to their friends (Presby 2001). In...2001, 2). The movement toward offering online courses is a natural one given the gains in...

At U. West Florida, online courses bring in big bucks, but at what cost?

University Wire;  March 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Fla. -- President John Cavanaugh says online courses may be the financial savior of the...attracted by the flexibility of taking online courses are enrolling in greater numbers each...sufficient training. Others worry that the online courses they are creating will replace them...

Online courses expanding at Rutgers

University Wire;  April 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Although her first encounter with online courses was unexpected, Venta -- now a senior...never meeting the professor," she said. Online courses are still a relatively limited phenomenon...remains a top reason for students taking online courses," said Richard Novak, Associate ...

U. Florida online courses increase in popularity

University Wire;  November 26, 2007 ;     447 words ......consider taking an online class again. Elrod's willingness to take online courses is reflected...at least one online class that semester...semester with an online component, said...most popular online courses at UF are in...