- Does online learning as effective as learning in the classroom? Does this form of learning take away from the interactive aspects of classroom learning? What do studies show that most students prefer? Will the perception that credits earned by online classes are not as credible as an “in class” credits shift anytime soon? Or will online classes continue to be looked as substitutes of in class experiences?
- Would educators that taught before this techonology age argue that traditional learning was just effective if more effective than these “smart classrooms” equipped with all sorts of gadgets? Does the added costs of these advancements offset the “positive results” of the classroom?
- Will using online sources make students more involved and in turn more equipped and ready for the job market?
- How do universities make sure that students do not get distracted to by the different modes of technology and instead focus on the task as hand? There is also a chance that students will be more inclined to cheating. How does one ensure that this problem is as reduced as possible?
- Is the student credit hour an effective way of measuring and determining what a student does in the classroom and whether a certain amount of credits is enough to be counted as a class?
- Is it necessarily a “bad” thing that the credit hour allows students to transfer or take courses at another university? What would be the positive outcome of having a student remain at solely one Has online learning lived up to the “promise” cited in the Carey and Kelly article?
- Most of the biggest online universities mentioned are for profit. Should student be paying for these online classes? Will a student be able to make it in the marketplace having graduated from an online university?
- Liberty University grew substantially as a result of its online learning addition. Would this university have grown in number as substantially if this addition was not implemented?
- Would the hybrid/blended delivery form of online incorporation be the most successful mode of delivery in the classroom?
- Why are student often more successful when they learn online than when they learn in a face to face environment? The distraction card may not be a reason since students might be less motivated when they learn at home.
- While online learning may have some cost benefits for students, universities seem to be spending more as a result. Is it worth it for universities to spend a significant amount of money on online learning if its only going to cost them more than their traditional path?
- Will online education become so popular that this form of education will offer competition to traditional colleges? Do they need to have more optional like vocational colleges?
- Will online classes make up for professors that do not teach well? Is this the reason that students at MIT do considerably better in classes in which they learn through “blended” models of combining online learning with teacher led classroom experience?
