Online Courses in High School Could Help with College Prep - Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology

Could online courses help prepare students for the transition from high school to college? A recent study in the United Kingdom suggested that taking online classes especially benefits students' "self-regulatory behaviors," which are important for success in higher education. Most of the students were based in the United States, the United Kingdom and India. Virtually all of the students said that learning how to find academic resources online before attending a college is valuable. Nearly eight out of 10 respondents recognized the importance for their college careers of being able to plan and coordinate group tasks using calendars, scheduling and discussion applications. Seven of 10 reported that building relationships with other learners using social networks was an important pre-college learning experience. A similar number found it important to go into college knowing how to use wikis and other online editing tools such as Google Docs for creating shared material. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/12/02/online-courses-in-high-school-could-help-with-college-prep.aspx?admgarea=news