Value of taking learning online

Important takeaways from the recent TIME article by MIT President, Rafael Reif, are that some teaching is actually better online, and that e-learning in a blended environment allows lecturers more time for classroom engagement with their students. Reif quotes findings that show that online exercises enable students to retain introductory material through practice, feedback and reinforcement. By shifting the content component of their courses online, lecturers are released to explore innovative teaching during face-to-face sessions with students.

http://nation.time.com/2013/09/26/online-learning-will-make-college-cheaper-it-will-also-make-it-better/