Posted by: pmp6nl
« on: September 29, 2011, 10:19:03 PM »I don't think you can determine which is "better" in that way. Wouldn't you look at something like grades.. despite how inflated, inaccurate they can be? Surely grades are still better at determining the quality of a student..? Maybe include extracurricular activities?
I think there needs to be a really big discussion with all of the colleges and universities. Some potential questions: why are there funding inequalities and are they fair? What are the goals of your college/university? What types and numbers of students are you trying to reach? How are you similar and different than other schools in the state?.. Stuff like that, I think we need to get down to the basics and figure out what we are all trying to do.
At that point we can look at online vs. on-campus students. How are they the same and how are they different? Should we be charing them differently? How do costs, investment, needed infrastructure, return on investment, etc. play into all of this?
Right now it seems like most schools nationwide are just increasing online course availability to be cash cows.. after all the online courses cost a lot more, when you think the costs of running the course would be lower than a traditional course.
I think there needs to be a really big discussion with all of the colleges and universities. Some potential questions: why are there funding inequalities and are they fair? What are the goals of your college/university? What types and numbers of students are you trying to reach? How are you similar and different than other schools in the state?.. Stuff like that, I think we need to get down to the basics and figure out what we are all trying to do.
At that point we can look at online vs. on-campus students. How are they the same and how are they different? Should we be charing them differently? How do costs, investment, needed infrastructure, return on investment, etc. play into all of this?
Right now it seems like most schools nationwide are just increasing online course availability to be cash cows.. after all the online courses cost a lot more, when you think the costs of running the course would be lower than a traditional course.