The Advantages of Online Learning

The United States Department of Education recently came out with a study that shows online learning has advantages over face-to-face learning. The study found that performance was better for students who took all or part of their instruction online. Those who took blended courses did the best of all.

What the study demonstrates is what fans of online learning having been saying for a number of years: with the right design and the proper student engagement as much learning can take place as in face-to-face classes.

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