"People have a desire to learn, but most MOOCs are set up similar to offline, classroom-held courses.
They can learn on their own time, through online courseware or hybrid online-offline "flipped classroom" models.
And what about offline, in the classrooms?
In this study, face-to-face means "offline and in a classroom setting," but this model of online education blended with a face-to-face component hints at the strength of online mentorship.
So far, Securexam, created by Software Secure Inc. of Burlington, Mass., is designed only to provide security offline -- in computer-equipped classrooms and on student laptops -- and whether it will become widely used remains to be seen.
The Classroom mobile app lets students take photos and attach them to their assignments directly, share images, PDFs and more from other apps to Classroom, and provides offline caching so that they can work without a connection.
For the last couple of years, she has also worked at the university as an assistant professor, where she's primarily focused on making classrooms, both online and offline, far more engaging.
The essence of learning is found neither inside nor outside the classroom, neither online nor offline.
You can download the entire classroom to your laptop and work offline.
Today there are some pen pal Web sites, and programs like the wonderful Flat Stanley, which connects students and classrooms using a variety of online and offline tools.
