Online learning in schools 'could learn from businesses'

Virtual College writes, "E-learning in academic settings can learn from the successes online training courses have had in the world of business."

http://uniconexed.org/2011/research/Blended_Learning_Report-Eiter-Woll-Nov-2011.pdf

This is according to chief executive officer of software consultancy Intertech Tom Salonek, who wrote in the Star Tribune that so-called blended learning, wherein "the best of traditional classroom instruction" is supported by the "ease and cost-saving" mobile and internet tools provide, could be the best way to deliver education.

Distance learning online can be bolstered through high-tech academic environments led by professional educators, providing dialogue, opportunities for students to ask questions and expert, dynamic teachers, he argued.

The specialist highlighted a recent International University Consortium for Executive Education study, which found modern-place blended learning - involving combining traditional education with virtual learning environments - is significantly improved when compared with the "click-and-learn" products of the 1990s.

It also found e-learning courses are becoming key elements in the strategies of many universities, he added.
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Source: Virtual College