Dive Summary:
- Writing for Reuters, Reihan Salam asks whether online education can be both effective and cost-effective.
- Salam says that while higher education has brought in students who are tougher to teach by expanding its reach, it has also aimed to use less labor.
- He says blended online courses that combine streaming video lectures with in-person sessions with teaching assistants might be the best mix of technology, cost and student success.
From the article:
... One way of thinking about higher education, and education more broadly, is that once you get past the students who are the most prepared and most eager to learn, you have to apply increasing amounts of both help and hassle. ...
