Always the Inequality

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2013/02/always-the-inequality-1

"Online Courses Could Widen Achievement Gaps Among Students," is the headline over an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education reporting on a Columbia University study that frets:

students in demographic groups whose members typically struggle in traditional classrooms are finding their troubles exacerbated in online courses.

The study found that all students who take more online courses, no matter the demographic, are less likely to attain a degree. However, some groups—including black students, male students, younger students, and students with lower grade-point averages—are particularly susceptible to this pattern

Leave it to Columbia and the Chronicle to find a downside to technology that increases access to higher education while decreasing costs.

by Editor  |  Feb 25, 2013 at 9:27 am Related Topics:  Education receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list