“Thank you so much for taking the time to treat me like a person,” wrote Stephanie in an email to me. A student in one of my online courses, she had fallen behind and couldn’t see a way forward — ...

Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC, and Vice, among other publications. For faculty teaching online, one of the most persistent challenges is finding ways to ...

Orientation can be an overwhelming time for new college students as they face a variety of changes to their environment, social circles and daily responsibilities. The amount of information students ...

Online learning continues to grow in popularity among college students, but some programs lack the engagement opportunities learners are looking for. A June survey from McKinsey & Company found that, ...

A group of Sacramento State professors is researching how to close equity gaps and improve success rates in online STEM courses. The team is redesigning several courses to see whether the changes ...

Understand how online courses differ from traditional courses and who can enroll in online courses. How are online courses different from traditional classes? Miami University offers two primary types ...

Similar to attending a physical campus and learning in person, there are advantages and disadvantages of attending a virtual classroom and learning online. Among the many benefits of online learning, ...

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When students enroll in MOOCs, they almost always watch a series of video lectures. But just watching videos — without also engaging interactively — is an ineffective way to learn, according to a When ...

Understanding how time “works” in online teaching and course design is often a challenge for online instructors, especially those new to online education. Four distinct yet related questions can ...