“Opening” a New Kind of School: The Story of the Open High School of Utah
The use of online learning at the primary and secondary school level is growing exponentially in the United States. Much of this growth is with full-time online schools, most of which are operated by for-profit companies that use proprietary online course content. In this article we trace the develo...
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fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1066982ar 2023-05-15T15:34:22+02:00 “Opening” a New Kind of School: The Story of the Open High School of Utah Tonks, DeLaina Weston, Sarah Wiley, David Barbour, Michael K. 2013 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1066982ar https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v14i1.1345 en eng Athabasca University Press (AU Press) Érudit International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning vol. 14 no. 1 (2013) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1066982ar doi:10.19173/irrodl.v14i1.1345 Copyright (c), 2013DeLainaTonks, SarahWeston, DavidWiley, Michael K.Barbour K-12 online learning cyber school virtual school open education text 2013 fterudit https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v14i1.1345 2020-04-04T23:10:27Z The use of online learning at the primary and secondary school level is growing exponentially in the United States. Much of this growth is with full-time online schools, most of which are operated by for-profit companies that use proprietary online course content. In this article we trace the development of, and philosophy behind, a full-time online school that uses open access software and open educational resources for course content. As more nations begin to put in place plans for primary and secondary education in the event of natural disasters (e.g., the Christchurch earthquakes) or pandemics (e.g., avian flu or H1N1), the availability of open online content is of critical importance. Text Avian flu Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Christchurch ENVELOPE(164.167,164.167,-82.467,-82.467) The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning 14 1 255 |
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The use of online learning at the primary and secondary school level is growing exponentially in the United States. Much of this growth is with full-time online schools, most of which are operated by for-profit companies that use proprietary online course content. In this article we trace the development of, and philosophy behind, a full-time online school that uses open access software and open educational resources for course content. As more nations begin to put in place plans for primary and secondary education in the event of natural disasters (e.g., the Christchurch earthquakes) or pandemics (e.g., avian flu or H1N1), the availability of open online content is of critical importance. |
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