Expelled students in the Lafayette Public School System are assigned to the Virtual Learning Program, an online program, which they complete at home under parental supervision. Students do not have the assistance of teachers or tutors. There are no monitors, teachers, or tutors available for any...

In modern decentralised health systems, district and local managers are increasingly responsible for financing, managing, and delivering healthcare. However, their lack of adequate skills and competencies are a critical barrier to improved performance of health systems. Given the financial and...

This paper examines applications of online technologies and Excel spreadsheets in teaching Business Finance. The evidence garnered from both a formative assessment and a summative assessment suggests that the web-enhanced instruction mode certainly possesses potential benefits to students...

Development of information technology (IT) gives companies many new possibilities; however, it is also associated with a number of threats. The complexity of IT solutions exploited by the companies makes it difficult to choose and implement tools that are the most effective and efficient for an...

This research study explores the role of mediation in enhancing transformative learning and in fostering an integrative vision for higher online education. Three different models will be explored: 1) Theoretical mediation models facilitate the development of transformative learning skills. 2)...

Online learning is disrupting higher education. However, many online initiatives are perceived as being low quality despite evidence to refute that claim (Means, Toyama, Murphy, Bakia, & Jones, 2009). MOOCs or Massive Open Online Courses are a platform for delivering online courses for free....

The following paper is discussed on Distance education and its challenges ahead. We have covered a meaning, history, growth, how it developed, distance education in India, present and future, types, characteristics, role on human resource developments, advantages, limitations, Nature of Training...

Distance education will enable people to make informed choices about their present life and future. Distance Learning is considered one of the most important educational innovations of the last century. It is an alternative to conventional education. For it to be so, the public, governments,...

Online Learning Management System (LMS) has been widely applied in Indonesian universities, but not all optimally managed. That is one of the reason why student do not appreciate and access it. Universitas Padjadjaran is one of the university in Indonesia who realize the importance of...

An asynchronous course in the foundations of economic analysis depends on mastery of content before students may progress to the next module. Each module is formulated with introduction, content, graded and non-graded assessment. Student success over four semesters is pronounced with little...