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Friday, August 19, 2016
Online Education Report Shifts Focus From Instructors to Students - Morgan Lynch, MeriTalk
Online educational resources, which have become commonplace in higher education institutions across the United States, could be undergoing changes to facilitate better learning for students rather than favoring instructors. The Learning Management System (LMS) is used by 99 percent of colleges and universities as a software application that tracks and reports the use of electronic educational technology. The report argues that LMS should be rebuilt to be learner-centric and experiment with a variety of course styles. The report calls the ideal new software the Next Generation Digital Learning Environment (NGDLE).
https://www.meritalk.com/articles/online-education-shifts-favor-from-instructors-to-students/