Moving Forward in Distance Education: Charting a Profitable Course for Students, Faculty, and Institutions by Colette Apelian

Essay Abstract:

In the following opinion essay, the author agrees that distance education should be expanded at United States institutions of higher education, especially if it is to democratize education.

She also suggests ways to move forward that improve organizational problems.

Her opinions are culled from the author’s nearly seven years of experience creating content and websites for Humanities distance education programs for American and International students at community colleges in three states: California, Michigan, and Georgia.

Referenced and/or analyzed are the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the 2009 United States Department of Education (USDE) Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, the 2013-14 California Community Colleges Online Education Initiative, and a 2013 Babson Survey and Quahog Research Group sponsored study, among other articles and opinion pieces in scholarly journals and the open source media.

Description:

Twenty-four double-spaced pages, no illustrations, references

Key Words:

distance and online education, eLearning, eTeaching, Moodle, Blackboard, adjuncts, art history, humanities, ETUDES-NG, costs, accessibility, community colleges, United States, California