This week, I found how difficult it is to learn about virtual schools. Although f2f vs online courses should continue to be researched, I believe it's just very difficult to get the data needed especially because: 1) too many variance of LMS and online learning systems out in the market; 2) private for-profit educational companies like K-12 does not release its contents; and 3) technologies continues to evolve at a rapid rate.
Regardless, I believe it's critical we come up with a system to evaluate these classes, teachers, and students, to see if online learning is truly effective or not. I also think it'd be good to have an independent rater of cyber schools and courses so that consumers (parents and students) can know all about them before making important decisions.
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