Presentation at the Southside Corpus Christi Rotary Club 5/22/2019

1. The Truth About Online
Learning
Raymond Rose

2. Do you have
an opinion
about online
education?

3. Have you ever
taken an online
course?
What do you think
an online course
would be like?

4. 10 Myths About
Online Learning
1. Distance
Learning is a New
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6. More Myths
2. Online students are
isolates and therefore
will be socially
disadvantaged
3. Deadlines are Up to
the Student
4. Students Don’t Take
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7. More Myths
5. Online teachers have
easy jobs
6. Online courses have to
be developed from
scratch
7. Online courses are
easier for students than
regular courses

8. More Myths
8. Online Programs are
a Scam
9. Online Courses Don’t
Prepare Students for
the Real World
10. Online Programs
Lower the Need for
Staff

9. Raymond Rose
ray@rose-smith.com
http://slideshare.net/raymondrose

10. 8 Myths About Online Learning
• Distance Learning is a New Concept
• It’s Hard to Use an Online Classroom
• Deadlines are Up to the Student
• Students Don’t Take Online Classes Seriously
• Online Classes are Easy
• Online Programs are a Scam
• Online Courses Don’t Prepare Students for the Real World
• Online Programs Lower the Need for Staff
http://www.fnu.edu/8-myths-online-learning-debunked/

11. Top 10 Myths About Online Learning
• Separate delivery system from traditional education
• Online courses are only for gifted and talented
• Online courses lack interactions
• Online students are isolates and therefore will be socially disadvantaged
• Online teachers have easy jobs
• Online courses have to be developed from scratch
• Online courses are easier for students than regular courses
• Students more likely to cheat online
• Online learning is about technology
• Online courses represent an add-on to already burdened schools