The Book
Title: Elements of Quality Online Education into the Mainstream
Author: Stephan Laster
Edited by John Bourne & Janet C. Moore
Published by The Sloan Consortium in 2004
Volume 5 in a series
This is a book written by Stephan Lester and published by the Sloan Consortium analyzing case studies of the quality of online education. “The report discovered that leaders believe the quality, scale and breadth of online learning will continue its growth and trans-formative effects, resulting, within the next three years, in online learning outcomes that surpass learning outcomes in other modes. With these expectations in mind, the summer research workshop participants reviewed each other’s work in progress on effective methods, needs, and the art of the possible.”
The purpose of this long term study is to help educators understand the trends in online education, analyze the statistics and data to see if online education is working and to solve problems associated with online learning. It compares both sides of the topic and the typical audience would be mostly educators.
The Periodical
Author: Kenneth Green
Published in October 2010 in Anaheim, CA for the 2010 EDUCAUSE Conference
The Campus Computing Project-It is the largest continuing study of the role of computing, eLearning, and information technology in American higher education. Started in 1990, the projects national studies draw on qualitative and quantitative data to help inform campus IT leaders, college faculty and administrators and policy makers.
There is no place for feedback because it is a PDF file but they do have a website that does.
The purpose of this periodical was to present the summary of an ongoing study of the role of computers in higher education. This article is a little one sided but does a lot of comparing ans statistics. There are links to other sites and it is simple enough to navigate between the PDF and the website and other links.
The Website
This website “is a comprehensive online education specific blog. It gives detailed reviews on various Online Degree Programs including Art & Design, Legal, Engineering, Technology, Health Care, Nursing as well as Psychology & Counseling. Each Online Degree Programs section has in-depth information on courses and their availability at specific colleges. AOD has helped scores of students find out about the course of their choice and make an informed decision regarding their educational aspirations through online courses.”
It is obviously one sided but gives valuable information about online education from varying authors. It is also pretty easy to navigate with links to tons of other sites and schools. I think the audience would mainly be people who are looking into online education either for the first time or for a specific degree.
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