Tre myter om kurser på nätet

Eftersom jag själv har stor erfarenhet av att jobba med nätkurser, fann jag nedanstående intressant.

"Like most of the students who enroll in an online course thinking it'll be a walk in the park, instructors also fantasize about the simplicity of teaching a course from the confines of their own home. Maybe that's why the rise of online education went from 3.2 million in 2006 to 12 million in 2009, according to research firm Ambient Insight. But despite the rise in popularity of online degree programs, many instructors still have a skewed idea of what teaching "distance education" truly entails. Below are the top three myths about online education, a must-read before you decide to teach."

Myth 1: Teaching online will take less time since you don't have to be in class 3 hours a week.
Myth 2: Everyone who teaches the courses are qualified to teach online.
Myth 3: There will be little or less class-participation.

Läs hela artikeln här: http://blog.acm.org/elearn/2010/09/3_biggest_myths_about_teaching.html

Jag tror knappast att jag skulle gå på de här myterna.