Publication year: 2011
Source: The Internet and Higher Education, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 August 2011
Anthony G., Picciano , Jeff, Seaman , Peter, Shea , Karen, Swan
In 1992, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation began its Anytime, Anyplace Learning Program, the purpose of which was to explore educational alternatives for people who wanted to pursue an education via Internet technology. Part of this grant activity was a research award to the Babson College Survey Research Group to examine online learning in American K-12 education. Three studies were conducted based on national surveys of school district and/or high school administrators. The focus of these studies was twofold: one, to examine the extent and nature of online learning in K-12 school districts; second, to examine the role of online…