{"id":17111,"date":"2019-12-19T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=17111"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:10","slug":"policies-needed-for-online-learners-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/19\/policies-needed-for-online-learners-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies needed for online learners in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png\" alt=\"illustration of computer and books\" class=\"wp-image-9223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png 566w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340-125x75.png 125w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/learning-online-e-learning-books-2845360\/\">(learning-online-e-learning-books\/Pixabay)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online learning plays a critical role for today\u2019s students by offering greater flexibility to accommodate work schedules and, in many cases, creating more affordable pathways to credentials. However, concerns over quality and potential bad actors have inspired repeated attempts to regulate distance education in a manner that appropriately balances innovation with quality assurance and consumer protections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/higherlearningadvocates.org\/2019\/12\/16\/policies-needed-for-online-learners-in-2020\/\">In a recent article for the online higher ed publication &#8220;Insights &amp; Outlooks,&#8221;<\/a> <strong>Richard LaFosse<\/strong>, compliance and policy lead for the Center for Academic Innovation, shares his thoughts about 2019\u2019s impact on distance education compliance including state and federal legislation and professional licensure requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online learning plays a critical role for today\u2019s students by offering greater flexibility to accommodate work schedules and, in many cases, creating more affordable pathways to credentials. However, concerns over quality and potential bad actors have inspired repeated attempts to regulate distance education in a manner that appropriately balances innovation with quality assurance and consumer protections. In a\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/19\/policies-needed-for-online-learners-in-2020\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[433,531,199,485],"class_list":["post-17111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-compliance","tag-governance","tag-law","tag-online-learning"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png",566,340,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340-125x75.png",125,75,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340-300x180.png",300,180,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png",566,340,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png",566,340,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png",566,340,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png",566,340,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340-200x140.png",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340-566x300.png",566,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png",566,340,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/learning-online-2845360__340.png",400,240,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"News Staff","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mitnewsadm\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Online learning plays a critical role for today\u2019s students by offering greater flexibility to accommodate work schedules and, in many cases, creating more affordable pathways to credentials. 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