Progress on virtual learning in Massachusetts * 3 comments
Massachusetts is moving forward to allow the creation of virtual schools. The progress is good news, although we may still be moving too cautiously.
Progress on virtual learning in Massachusetts * 3 commentsMassachusetts is moving forward to allow the creation of virtual schools. The progress is good news, although we may still be moving too cautiously. This post is a summary of the answers to this question that came out during a forum in Belmont in March with Commisioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, Mitchell Chester. Online learning is exploding at the post-secondary level and as a result a number of post-secondary institutions are developing skills at delivering online products. It seems inevitable that these institutions will begin to seek to break the artificial regulatory boundary between secondary and post-secondary education. Inventory of emerging online learning products. Inventory of resources about online learning products. Online learning means learning that is primarily reliant on the internet — as opposed to a physical classroom — for delivery of content. There are many varieties of online learning, involving varying degrees of personal contact. Online learning is growing rapidly at both the K12 and post-secondary levels. Inventory of decisions that school districts need to consider as they introduce online learning. |