Online Education Blog

College students are seeing online education as a standard nowadays. Students have stories about their community college online class experience, and there are some students that are taking advantage of complete online degree programs. Before taking a dive into the online education experience, here are ten things to consider about online education that you might’ve [...]

Hybrid learning is considered the most effective method of postsecondary education according to the U.S. Department of Education’s 2009 study. Hybrid learning combines the benefits of both classroom and online education to provide the optimal learning experience for a college student. But how exactly does hybrid learning work?

The Hybrid College Program

The most common method of hybrid learning is a college program that has specific campus and specific online courses integrated into its regimen. An example of this is Coleman University‘s academic programs that offers Distance Education alternative for classes outside of the core program taken at the campus; this basically means that the student may choose to take general education courses online and major-specific courses on campus.

A study released last Friday by the U.S. Department of Education found that distance learning–or blended learning (also known as hybrid learning), where campus study is combined with online study–is considered a more effective approach than traditional learning behind the desk.