RJA #10c: Objections

1.)Some reports and surveys say that online education is still lacking in vital areas.

2.)Large increase and shady practices of for-profit online colleges leads to less acceptance of distance           education by both employers and students.

3.)Social issues are starting to arise including social atrophy by online and distance education students.

Works Cited

Eitzen, Stanley. "THE ATROPHY OF SOCIAL LIFE." 2008. http://www.cabrillo.edu/~lroberts/TheAtrophyofSocialLife.pdf. Colorado State University. 30 Oct 2011 <http://www.cabrillo.edu/~lroberts/TheAtrophyofSocialLife.pdf>.

Green, Kenneth C. Campus Computing 2010. 14 Oct 2010. 30 Oct 2011 <www.campuscomputing.net>.

I. Elain Allen, Jeff Seaman. "Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010." 2010.

Ph.D., Justin Marquis. "Pew Reports That Online Learning Doesn’t Offer the Same Value as F-2-F – Yet." Yearly report. Pew Reports, 2011.

Weber, Tom. MPR News. 19 Sept 2011. 30 Oct 2011 <http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/19/state-auditor-online-classes-report>.

RJA #10b: Reasons

1.)Statistics show that online students on average score higher on evaluations.

2.)Employers consider online degrees the same as a traditional degree and in some fields such as IT they are almost preferred.

3.)Huge increase in online enrollment.

4.)An increase in the number of colleges offering online programs and degrees.

5.)Large increase in online homeschooling for grades K-12

Works Cited

Diane Matthews. The Origins of Distance Education and its use in the United States. Internet. Pittsburg: thejournal.com, 01 09 1999.

Green, Kenneth C. "Campus Computing 2010." The campus computing project 14 Oct 2010.

I. Elain Allen, Jeff Seaman. "Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010." 2010.

—. "Staying theCcourse, Online Education in the United States." Ongoing Study. The Sloan Consortium, 2008.

Seaman, I. Elaine Allen and Jeff. "Online Nation: Five years of Growth in Online Learning." Ongoing Study. The Sloan Consortium, 2007.

RJA #10a: Claim

Do online classes provide the same value of education as traditional classrooms?

Online classes provide the same or better educational value than the traditional brick and mortar classrooms.

Works Cited

Diane Matthews. The Origins of Distance Education and its use in the United States. Internet. Pittsburg: thejournal.com, 01 09 1999.

Green, Kenneth C. "Campus Computing 2010." The campus computing project 14 Oct 2010.

I. Elain Allen, Jeff Seaman. "Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010." 2010.

—. "Staying theCcourse, Online Education in the United States." Ongoing Study. The Sloan Consortium, 2008.

Ph.D., Justin Marquis. "Pew Reports That Online Learning Doesn’t Offer the Same Value as F-2-F – Yet." Yearly report. Pew Reports, 2011.

Seaman, I. Elaine Allen and Jeff. "Online Nation: Five years of Growth in Online Learning." Ongoing Study. The Sloan Consortium, 2007.

RJA #9b: Freewriting

Do online students get the same value of education as in the traditional classroom?

  Recent advances in technology have made it possible for large numbers of people to get their degrees online. This brings rise to a number of questions such as; Are online degrees considered the same as a traditional degree by employers and do students learn better in an online or traditional setting? Ongoing studies by organizations such as The Sloan Consortium and ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) show that not only is online education growing at an increasingly large rate but that online students are getting equivalent or in most cases better scores in their evaluations. The statistics show that online learning, especially with advances such as streaming video and IM, is giving longer retention rates and better overall scores in related course materials. This also leads us to the long term questions like; Will online education eventually replace our traditional brick and mortar schools and how will this affect our society socially as the lack of interpersonal communication starts to fade? In today’s world, distance education is being used for K-12 as well as higher education and the number of online students is growing at an almost alarming rate. Would you have traded your high school and college experience for an entirely online education?

   One of the reasons for such a large increase in online enrollment is the lack of time in our daily lives. Most people today are juggling not only a full time job but children and a family as well, this makes it hard to either start or continue a higher education in the traditional sense. Online education has made it possible to achieve your degree while still working and raising your family because the classes are more easily scheduled into a hectic life. Most surveys indicate time constraints as the number one reason for people using online education.

RJA #9a: MLA-Style Annotated Bibliography

Bibliography

Baker, Jason. Distance Education Timeline. Chesapeake, 12 Oct 2009. online article. 23 Oct 2011. <http://www.bakersguide.com/Distance_Education_Timeline/>.

Diane Matthews. The Origins of Distance Education and its use in the United States. Pittsburg: thejournal.com, 01 09 1999. Internet. 22 Oct 2011. <http://thejournal.com/Articles/1999/09/01/The-Origins-of-Distance-Education-and-its-use-in-the-United-States.aspx?Page=5>.

Jeffries, Michael. Research in Distance Education. N/A, n.d. 23 Oct 2011. <http://www.digitalschool.net/edu/DL_history_mJeffries.html>.

Morabito, Margaret G. Origins of CALCAMPUS. n.d. 23 Oct 2011. <http://www.calcampus.edu/calc.htm>.

N/A. History of Online/Distance Public Education in America. N/A, n.d. online article. 21 Oct 2011. <http://www.adultlearn.com/history-education.html>.

Various. "Sizing the Opportunity: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2002 and 2003." Sloan Consortium, 2003. 23 Oct 2011. <http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/sizing_the_opportunity2003>.

Writers, Staff. The History of Online Education. onlinecolleges.net. 2010 26 Jan. 23 Oct 2011. <http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2010/01/26/the-history-of-online-education/>.