How is distance education valued by 1) Employers 2) Peers/colleagues/co-workers/friends 3) For general recognition by the public
We've had a bunch of threads on that, one of them recent. The bottom line is that there's no significant difference and by now most employers and university admissions departments realize it. -=Steve=-
Steve, Is there no difference in "student outcomes" or "perceptions of student outcomes" among peers and employers? I have taught at various online schools and I witnessed that that perceptions of distance learning are changing slowly toward the positive, but those perceptions have no direct connection to learning outcomes. This is observation is "arm-chair" though. Dave
Is there no difference in "student outcomes" or "perceptions of student outcomes" among peers and employers? I suppose there is, especially since perception hasn't yet caught up to the NSD reality. I have taught at various online schools and I witnessed that that perceptions of distance learning are changing slowly toward the positive, but those perceptions have no direct connection to learning outcomes. This is observation is "arm-chair" though. I believe it. I think it's just that people started out with a presumption that it couldn't be as good, but are finding out more and more that's not the case. -=Steve=-