There is no marked difference between the standard of education offered by an online middle school and the traditional offline middle school, but the critical high exhorbitant cost of off line middle schools, which most parents who like best education for their children cannnot afford, are not applicable in online middle schools.
Quality Internet education offers quality education and fair tuition fees for persons who have the need for upgrading or acquiring quality education at home for their children. But recognizing them may be a little tricky. Still, if you cautiously narrow down your search you will surely locate a quality online school .
I say this because you can find online the good and the not so good middle schools, but there are also a number of good online middle schools that offer very good education that can be compared with what you find with quality off line private middle schools.
The provision of remarkable middle school instruction to your child is the purpose of quality virtual middle schools, which is why they use mordern learning software and safe online community interface for students\' interaction. You can be sure that having your child schooled at home if through a top rated online middle school will be well enhanced with modern resources to deliver your desired result.
It was before the advent of online education that parents had to worry about putting their children in boarding school for various reasons. Today, parents who know are no more worrying about this, because top online Christian middle schools are on the Internet to do the job of educating your children in the comfort of your home.
It does not matter that you live oversease with your family an online middle school should solve your problem of quality education for your children with the right amount of social interaction. Social communities provided for students by Christian online middle schools are properly regulated to meet the christian standards necessary for the good upbringing of a child in the christian way of life.
With Internet connection and Laptops, families can decide to move to any location in the world and not worry about children education during the middle school years and afterwords. The Internet has widened the scope of learning so that you can study just about at any level, so long as you have a computer and Internet connection.
A quality online middle school ought to have all it takes to make their lessons, both the biblical and circular educational needs beneficial to your child. And what an added advantage that the whole family is able to get involved with the education of the child, since it takes place at home? If you allow yourself in your children education, you will take charge of moulding their character and future.
You also learn a lot while assisting your child, because new teaching methods and materials form part of online education. Christian online middle education strengthens family bonding since the biblical teachings that are part of the study materials will be talked about with the children by older members of the family.
Online schools employ three styles of teaching to create a learning environment suitable for your child\'s education. A good accredited online middle school should be staffed with a team of certified instructors who are Internet knowledgeable enough to guide the students adequately while imparting quality education on all subjects through lessons and assignments delivered via the Internet.
Discussion groups are one of aspects of online schools that have helped in a big way to develop the communication skills of children, and your child will have use of that. Your child just like the other kids will be evaluated and his overall performance in terms of communication and excellence in grades will be added to assignment scores, so will you think about it? You can search online and find your child some nice middle school to educate it for you in both circular education and the christian way of life.
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All About Distance education
Distance education, or distance learning, is a field of education that focuses on the pedagogy/andragogy, technology, and instructional systems design that aim to deliver education to students who are not physically "on site". Rather than attending courses in person, teachers and students may communicate at times of their own choosing by exchanging printed or electronic media, or through technology that allows them to communicate in real time. Distance education courses that require a physical on-site presence for any reason including the taking of examinations is considered to be a hybrid or blended course or program.
Types of distance education courses
- Correspondence conducted through regular mail
- Internet conducted either synchronously or asynchronously
- Telecourse/Broadcast where content is delivered via radio or television
- CD-ROM where the student interacts with computer content stored on a CD-ROM
- PocketPC/Mobile Learning where the student accesses course content stored on a mobile device or through a wireless server
Origins
Modern distance education has been practiced at least since Isaac Pitman taught shorthand in Great Britain via correspondence in the 1840s.[1] Since “the development of the postal service in the 19th century. Commercial correspondence colleges provided distance education to students across the country.” Computers and the Internet have only made distance learning easier, just as it has for many other day-to-day tasks. [2] The University of London was the first university to offer distance learning degrees, establishing its External Programme in 1858.[3] Another pioneering institution was the University of South Africa, which has been offering Correspondence Education courses since 1946. The largest distance education university in the United Kingdom is the Open University founded 1969. In Germany the FernUniversität in Hagen was founded 1974. There are now many similar institutions around the world, often with the name Open University (in English or in the local language), and these are listed below. There are many private and public, non-profit and for-profit institutions offering courses and degree programs through distance education. Levels of accreditation vary; some institutions offering distance education in the United States have received little outside oversight, and some may be fraudulent diploma mills. In many other jurisdictions, an institution may not use the term "University" without accreditation and authorisation, normally by the national government. In the twentieth century, radio, television, and the Internet have all been used to further distance education.Methods
In Distance Education, students may not be required to be present in a classroom, but that also may be a question of option. As for an electronic classroom or Virtual Learning Environment, it may or not be a part of a distance education set up. Electronic classrooms can be both on campus, and off campus. We would call such institutions as using a 'flexible' delivery mode. Distance Education may also use all forms of technology, from print to the computer. This range will include radio, television, audio video conferencing, computer aided instruction, e-learning/on-line learning et al. (E-learning/online-learning are largely synonymous). A distinction is also made between open learning and distance learning. To clarify our thinking we can say that 'open' education is the system in which the student is free to choose the time and place, but distance education is a teaching methodology used when the student and teacher are separated by time and place. Thus it follows that not all open-learning institutions use distance education and not all organizations that use distance education are open learning institutions. Indeed there are many cases in which students are in traditional classrooms, connected via a video-conferencing link to a teacher in a distant classroom. This method is typical in geographically dispersed institutions. Conversely, the term virtual university is sometimes used to describe an open-learning institution that uses the Internet to create an imaginary university environment, in which the students, faculty, and staff can communicate and share information at any time, regardless of location. Distance Education has traversed four to five 'generations' of technology in its history. These are print, audio/video broadcasting, audio/video teleconferencing, computer aided instruction, e-learning/ online-learning, computer broadcasting/webcasting etc. Yet the radio remains a very viable form, especially in the developing nations, because of its reach. In India the FM Channel is very popular and is being used by universities, to broadcast educational programs of variety on areas such as teacher education, rural development, programs in agriculture for farmers, science education, creative writing, mass communication, in addition to traditional courses in liberal arts, science and business administration. The increasing popularity of the iPod, PDAs and Smart Phone has provided an additional medium for the distribution of distance education content, and some professors now allow students to listen or even watch video of a course as a Podcast [4]. Some colleges have been working with the U.S. military to distribute entire course content on a PDA to deployed personnel. [5] Some educational institutions are integrating distance and on-campus students in college courses. Some courses allow distance students to watch on-campus class meetings live via online streaming video, and display real-time comments from distance students on an online chat board displayed during the lecture, making it possible for real-time discussion between on and off-campus students. In at least one instance, an online course has been run entirely in a 3D virtual world through the popular online community Second Life [6]. This approach has also been used in conjunction with on-campus class meetings, making the separation between distance and on-campus students increasingly insignificant. In short then, though a range of technology presupposes a distance education 'inventory' it is technological appropriateness and connectivity, such as computer, or for that matter electrical connectivity that should be considered, when we think of the world as a whole, while fitting in technological applications to distance education.Delivery systems
Older models of distance education utilized regular mail to send written material, videos, audiotapes, and CD-ROMs or other media storage format (e.g. SD card or CompactFlash cards) to the student and to turn in the exercises. Today's distance education course makes use of E-mail, the Web, and video conferencing over broadband network connections for both wired physical locations and wireless mobile learning. In some countries, the material is supplemented by television and radio programming. To compete with the conventional sector, course material must be of very high quality and completeness, and will use modern technologies such as educational animation. Some schools, such as George Brown College, use a hybrid delivery model, where the course curriculum is delivered via CD-ROM and DVD and all other support resources are provided in on-line in a real-time environment. This approach provides students with instant access to tutorial support, counselling, on-line exams, etc., while utilizing the high storage capacity and quick access provided by portable multimedia storage devices such as CD-ROMs and DVDs. Full time or part-time study is possible, but most students choose part-time study. Research study is possible as well. Distance education is offered at all levels, but is most frequently an option for university-level studies. A form of educational program which is similar to this but which requires some amount of presence during the year is a low-residency program. Distance education programs are sometimes called correspondence courses, an older term that originated in nineteenth-century vocational education programs that were conducted through postal mail. This term has been largely replaced by distance education, and expanded to encompass more sophisticated technologies and delivery methods. The first subject taught by correspondence was the Pitman Shorthand, a tool of stenography. Primary and secondary education programs were also widely available by correspondence, usually for children living in remote areas.Testing and evaluation
Distance education has had trouble since its conception with the testing of material. The delivery is fairly straightforward, which makes sure it is available to the student and he or she can read it at their leisure. The problem arises when the student is required to complete assignments and testing. Whether quizzes, tests, or examinations; Online courses have had difficulty controlling cheating because of the lack of teacher control. In a classroom situation the teacher can monitor students and visually uphold a level of integrity consistent with the institutions reputation. With distance education the student can be removed from supervision completely. Some schools, such the University of Maryland University College and the Open University in the UK, address integrity issues concerning testing by requiring students to take examinations in a proctored setting.[7] Assignments have adapted by becoming larger, longer, and more thorough so as to test for knowledge by forcing the student to research the subject and prove they have done the work. Quizzes are a popular form of testing knowledge and many courses go by the honor system regarding cheating. Even if the student is checking questions in the textbook or online, there may be an enforced time limit or the quiz may be worth so little in the overall mark that it becomes inconsequential. Exams and bigger tests are harder to regulate. Obviously the mark-oriented students cannot be trusted with their own marks. In smaller tests a professor may employ another computer program to keep all other programs from running on the computer reducing the possibility of help from the Internet. Used in combination with invigilators, a pre-arranged supervisor trusted with over-looking big tests and examinations may be used to increase security. Many Midterms and Final examinations are held at a common location so that professors can supervise directly. Many of these examinations are still on the computer in which case the same program blocking software can be used. When the Internet became a popular medium for distance education many websites were founded offering secure exam software and packages to help professors manage their students more effectively.References
1. ^ Moore, Michael G.; Greg Kearsley (2005). Distance Education: A Systems View, Second, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. ISBN 0-534-50688-7.
2. ^ Gold, L & Maitland, C (1999). What's the difference? A review of contemporary research on the effectiveness of distance learning in higher education. [Electronic version.] Washington, DC: NEA.
3. ^ "Key Facts", University of London External Programme Website [1]
4. ^ iTunes U, Retrieved February 9, 2007
5. ^ Defense Activity For Non-Traditional Education Support, DANTES Retrieved February 27, 2007
6. ^ Education in a Virtual World, Harvard University Extension School, Retrieved February 9, 2007
7. ^ Faculty and Distance Education Services (FDES). School of Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland University College. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
See also
- History of virtual learning environments
- OpenCourseWare
- Computer-assisted language learning Computer-assisted language learning
- Degree completion program
- Diploma mill (While many distance education programs provide valuable instruction, others offer degrees with little requirements.)
- Educational technology (Related: Learning management system)
- Online learning (aka E-Learning)
- M-learning
- Virtual school
External links
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Schools Accreditation Agencies
If you have a masters degree employers will be more receptive to you,
the impression being that you have more knowledge than the candidate who has only a bachelor
degree.
Hence you have to further your online education to masters degree level in order to
improve your chances of employment in a reputable organization.
And note that just getting an online masters degree is not enough, the degree should be
from an accredited school for it to be acceptable to employers. You don't want to waste your
money and time acquiring an online degree that lacks official approval.
Verify the accrediting body that accredited the online virtual institution you intend to
enroll with if you are not going with an online school that has a brick and mortar off line
parent college. Make sure that the accrediting agency is genuine, employers don't hire
graduates of unaccredited online schools.
Listed below are some of the agencies responsible for accrediting both off line and
online schools:
Regional Online Master Degree Accreditation
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education www.msche.org
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools www.css-msa.org
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education www.neasc.org
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions www.neasc.org
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees www.ncacasi.org
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges www.sacs.org
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges www.wascweb.org
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