Wikipedia is a massive and website and it utilized for research across the world. However, since it can be easily edited, it is not safe to use as an academic citation. Click here to learn how students can use it as a safe and academically sound research tool.
Online education has drastically evolved over time. What began as simple correspondence courses has developed into a rich, interactive learning experience which has completely reformed the world of education. While early online courses were largely text based, today’s technology opens the…
Adaptive eLearning seeks to blend personalized instruction with computer targeting capabilities in order to teach individual students better on a large scale. Learn how this education method emerged and where it might be headed in the future.
All educators know that it is important to motivate students. No matter how exciting or necessary the material, students must be motivated to learn, study, and achieve. Dr. Brett Jones, a professor of education at Virginia Tech, has studied what…
Online students are often misunderstood. Their classes are just as challenging as traditional ones and take a great amount of will and strength to complete.
Check out this infographic to learn why online learner stereotypes are false and to discover the great things which online learners achieve.
Studies often point to the many benefits of online or blended learning for students. Interestingly, it benefits the teachers as well.
How can a course be flipped when there is no physical setting in the first place? Discover how to flip your online classroom.
Are online students just as successful as students learning in traditional classrooms?
The answer might not match with what you’d intuitively think.
According to this infographic from eLearningInfographics.com, the average online student tests in the 59th percentile, whereas the average classroom student tests lower – in the 50th percentile.
Aside from test scores, online college students also save in the financial realm: The average total cost of a traditional degree is a whopping $85,000, whereas the average total cost of an online degree is only about $30,000.
Check out the infographic below for some more interesting facts and stats.
Did you know? Only 25% of students visit the library, but 8/10 turn to Wikipedia for their first source of research.
Wikipedia is an easy go-to site for information, but is the information on Wikipedia accurate? How do professors feel about students using Wikipedia for research? Take a look at this infographic from e-Learning infographics to find out more about the scope of Wikipedia and how students use Wikipedia for research.
MOOCs are hot, but is the sizzle about to fizzle?
This infographic from TopCollegesOnline.org outlines the plusses and minuses of MOOCs, and highlights a surprising statistic about student success rates with MOOCs: According to this infographic, a whopping 93% of MOOC students fail their course!