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Can high-quality online learning really compete with classroom instruction at the college level? And if it can, what does that mean for students and educators?
On May 22, Ithaka S&R released "Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence from Randomized Trials," a study that helps validate the efficacy of online learning at the college level and points to some of its potential benefits.
The full report is worth a look, but here are the basics: 605 students at six public universities were randomly assigned to take an introductory statistics course in either a traditional format or a hybrid format. The hybrid format combined machine-guided instruction--what the researchers refer to as ILO, or "Interactive Learning Online"--along with one hour of face-to-face instruction each week.
