Where Are The Top, Most Respected Online Teachers and Programs?

The Sloan Consortium is probably the most respected academic group in the online education field. They just released the list of top online learning award winners for this year, and it’s interesting that very few of them are among the schools that spend a ton of money in marketing to attract students. As there’s little explanation on Sloan’s website of exactly why each of these people were chosen, I hope to find out more and fill you in on another blog post soon.  For the moment, though, the list of winners includes Michelle Pacansky-Brock of Sierra College, for “Excellence in Online Teaching,” Maryland Online, for “Excellence in Faculty Development for Online Teaching” and both St. Petersburg College and Stevens Institute of Technology for the “Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program.”