In class, they're much more reluctant to raise issues of race. I think the reason they're more comfortable talking about those volatile issues is because they're typing an answer, and they can review it before they send it. It's so easy even with the best of intentions to say it wrong. To say it in such a way that you have said what you don't really mean. Studies underway Increased participation and dedication in online courses have typically led to deeper understanding of the material.
Studies are underway, to discover what effect the online method has on learning.
While those questions remain unanswered for the moment, a three-year study of more than 2000 students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology suggests that students perceive they are learning at least as much as they would in a traditional class. Fifty-eight percent said Net learning increased the quality of their education. Though statistical studies have not proven it, anecdotal evidence suggests that Net learning may indeed improve student performance. At the University of Illinois, a department head suggested to an online professor that she was being lenient in giving too many A and B grades. Building community in the online classroom.