Colleges say they are turning to eight-week, asynchronous online courses that offer more flexibility for older, working students. That means rethinking everything from course design to financial aid.

With the right strategies and technologies, hybrid-flexible courses that combine face-to-face and online classes can create a seamless learning experience for students. During the pandemic, many ...

Mary Nestor, Millie Tullis and James Butler write that a recent opinion essay presented a distorted view of the possibilities of asynchronous course design. Many institutions now offer effective ...

Given the magnitude of impact generative AI is having and will have in education (and many other aspects of life), I’m working with some diligence to keep up to date with developments in the field.

A growing number of students say they prefer asynchronous learning over other course delivery methods; a May Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed found 25 percent of students selected online ...

For many adult learners, logging into a hybrid or asynchronous course is not the beginning of their day. It may come after a full shift at work, after helping children with homework, after managing ...

“Thank you so much for taking the time to treat me like a person,” wrote Stephanie in an email to me. A student in one of my online courses, she had fallen behind and couldn’t see a way forward — ...

Distance learning far precedes the digital age. Before online courses, people relied on print materials (and later radio and other technologies) to support formal education when the teacher and ...

As the most remote form of teaching, asynchronous courses require well-managed communication so students stay on-board and engaged – and understand all the requirements Effective, up-to-date ...