What I Think I Know About Online Learning

From what I think I already know about Online Learning, it is when students use online resources to complete their learning through an online course set up. Online courses have a structured page or LMS (Learning Management System) which contains all of the resources that student need build on the courses content. Student then work through different assignment, discussions, projects, and so on to gain the knowledge that they would receive as if they were in a brick-and-mortar classroom. Students each have access to this course page and log-in to complete the required course work to receive a grade, point amount, complete/incomplete, or whatever the instructor of the course has deemed necessary to show content knowledge in a specific area has been achieved.  

Online learning takes place in an online forum/LMS, some examples would be Blackboard, Moodle, Google Classroom, or a district/school provided platform. All and any student can take part in online learning. One of the main reasons my students take online courses is for credit make up. I also have student who participate in online courses for college credit because they are advanced in specific subject areas, in which the school district does not offer a course high enough for them to take on-site. Last, I have student who take online course because of family, illness, and time reasons. This allows them to complete classes online where they may lose credit because they are unable to attend face-to-face courses regularly.  From my experience, both as a teacher and as a student, there are many different types of courses offered. I know that with the growth of online classes new classes are being offered online every day.