I agree with Yong Zhao on this point, and appreciate how completely he makes the argument. The question is meaningless because (quoted and/or paraphrased):
- online education is a big umbrella that covers a wide array of different practice;
- the diversity of stakeholders in online education (and) what works for one stakeholder may not work for the others;
- no program can possibly have the same effects on all students equally;
- the multiplicity of outcomes (that) include more than what has been typically measured by grades or tests;
- technology changes fast... (what worked or didn't work) five years ago may or may not be relevant today.
As we've said many times about MOOCs: you need to decide for yourself what counts as success, and whether your learning activity has met that standard.
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