Cyberschools

Endorsements for the 2010 edition of Cyberschools:

“Cyberschools helps us see the centrality of technology in education reform at all levels. Its message is the transformation of worldwide interaction and learning. Glenn Jones shows us how a nation at risk can become a nation of promise and accomplishment.”
Dr. Milton Goldberg, recognized leader in education policy and former executive director of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, which issued the landmark report, A Nation at Risk

In the fall of 2000, there were 45,000 enrollments in fully online or blended-online courses. That number grew nearly 22 times to one million enrollments by the fall of 2007.

While that amount represents only one percent of all courses in 2007, Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen in his provocative book, Disrupting Class, predicts that by 2019, about 50 percent of high school courses will be delivered online.

Consider these other statistics:

Distance learning, online education, cyberschool—what do these terms mean? Some common words and phrases related to education, defined.

An educational course is defined in four ways by the nonprofit Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C):

Many people are making New Year’s resolutions to earn a college degree or begin a new professional training program. Online learning offers advantages such as convenience and flexibility. But is it right for you?

Here are three things to keep in mind when considering distance learning: