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Saturday, April 12, 2014
Group considers future of online classes at KU - Ben Unglesbee, Lincoln Journal World
A group of Kansas University faculty, staff and students delving into the rise of online education recommends that the university keep watch over the quality of digital courses and online learning while making sure that faculty are fairly compensated for their time developing courses. Instructors and administrators have pushed for the development of more online coursework to ensure KU keeps up with its peers in the field. But trying to translate centuries-old instruction methods into online technology is tough. So is trying to determine how online classes can or should fit in at KU, with its dozens of departments and schools and thousands of individual instructors and students.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2014/apr/12/group-considers-future-online-classes-ku/