http://www.onlineeducationblog.org A blog about online education and distance learning degrees, classes and certifications for colleges, universities and the K-12 Markets Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:01:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/quick-online-education-guide http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/quick-online-education-guide#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:11:00 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=577 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/quick-online-education-guide/feed 0 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/online-eduction-ten-things http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/online-eduction-ten-things#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:47:34 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=574 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/online-eduction-ten-things/feed 0 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/hybrid-learning http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/hybrid-learning#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:35:47 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=567 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. ]]> http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/hybrid-learning/feed 0 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/creating-a-space-to-study-online http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/creating-a-space-to-study-online#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:49:53 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=530 Distance learners enjoy the freedom of learning whenever and wherever they want. There are two different categories of distance learners in this group: the study-at-homes, and the study-on-the-moves. Study-on-the-moves types are businessmen, artists, and military members that are utilizing distance learning as a means to get a college degree while somewhere else that is not home, but is also on-the-move and not really near a campus. Then there are the study-at-homes, the distance learners that are learning online just because that's what they enjoy.]]> http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/creating-a-space-to-study-online/feed 0 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/discover-online-learning http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/discover-online-learning#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:16:22 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=510 The Online Education Blog partners with Discover Online Learning to bring prospective and current college students the resources needed to research online degrees in the healthcare and business industries, as well as in hot degree subjects like Information Technologies and Criminal Justice. Discover Online Learning brings several blogs together in one, comprehensive source for the prospective college student.]]> http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/discover-online-learning/feed 0 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/online-learning-on-cnn http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/online-learning-on-cnn#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:06:59 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/online-learning-on-cnn http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/online-learning-on-cnn/feed 0 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/u-s-department-of-education-releases-study-advocating-distance-learning http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/u-s-department-of-education-releases-study-advocating-distance-learning#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:09:46 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=450 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.]]> http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/colleges-universities/u-s-department-of-education-releases-study-advocating-distance-learning/feed 1 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/goodbye-textbooks-hello-open-source-learning http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/goodbye-textbooks-hello-open-source-learning#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:47:22 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=447 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/goodbye-textbooks-hello-open-source-learning/feed 2 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/k-12/game-based-history-class-offered-at-florida-virtual-school http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/k-12/game-based-history-class-offered-at-florida-virtual-school#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:37:31 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=422 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/k-12/game-based-history-class-offered-at-florida-virtual-school/feed 0 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/online-education-earns-respect http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/online-education-earns-respect#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:52:21 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/?p=420 http://www.onlineeducationblog.org/online-degrees-programs/online-education-earns-respect/feed 1