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October 1997 The second in a series of essays about Internet-Based Courses:

A Review of Secondary Netcourses and Virtual Schools

By Bonnie Elbaum
Co-Authored by Robert Tinker

  • Summary: an overview of netcourse models being developed and offered at the secondary level today
  • Unscheduled Asynchronous Netcourses: the independent study model
  • Scheduled Asynchronous Netcourses: the collaborative learning model
  • Fully Synchronous Netcourses: the net "lecture hall" model
  • Conclusions: a comparison of different netcourse models and a look at the future of netcourses and education
  • Glossary of Terms
  • We hope this summary provides a useful overview of the current state of virtual secondary schools for those wishing to explore the possibilities of this exciting new area of education. While every attempt was made to be as thorough as possible, there are bound to be schools and courses that we have missed in our research. Please send us (bonnie@concord.org) any feedback, additions, or corrections so that we may update this summary and make it as accurate as possible.

    This article will change as we gather new information, so bookmark this site and check back often.

    This article is the second in a series on netcourses. For a thorough look at issues of netcourse design for professional development, see the first article in this series, Netcourses and Netseminars: Current Practice and New Designs [.PDF, 11 pp., 32K], co-authored by Robert F. Tinker and Sarah Haavind of the Concord Consortium.


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