In the fourth and last part of this series I am going to look at a special case in the US. It is related to Internet courses and the degree to which they replace traditional human taught courses.
At the moment there is two course types:
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Those using the Internet as a supplement to classes where students have to be physically present.
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Those that are undertaken completely by Internet.
The degree that the Internet can take over from traditional teaching methods depends on state legislation. At the moment, there is a huge debate going on about how these courses will influence school age children in their behaviour and future employment prospects. Courses that involve the Internet as a supplement -even in large doses- generally draw little criticism, as it is widely understood that the skills involved are absolutely essential not only for the workplace, but to students as individuals. Read the rest of this entry »
