"When schools are closed," says Yong Zhao, "we should not simply accept the default answer of going online. Instead, we need to consider what we want to achieve through converting schooling into online, that is, why do we want to move online?" It's a good question. The trend has been to simply place classes and courses online. But arguably, online is not really suited to that, and online could potentially do more than is possible offline. In particular, one-size-fits-all doesn't work as well online. "When making decisions about what forms of online education to use, it is advisable to examine the evidence of effectiveness of specific configurations of each program and the measured outcomes rather than accepting or rejecting a program or model simply because it is online."
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