Educators confront online challenge

Tertiary institutions will need to transform their teaching methods to survive, US speaker tells Kiwi summit. Teaching methods will need to change if educational institutions expect to keep charging thousands for learning that is available free on the internet, an expert in online education told New Zealand's tertiary leaders yesterday.
American Salman Khan was a keynote speaker at a summit Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has convened at Auckland Museum this week to discuss what developments in online education will mean for learners, and for the bricks-and-mortar institutions that have so far taught them. More...