If you could save gas, study during
hours that are convenient to you, and boost your career
skills -- all at the same time -- would you do it?
Well, that is exactly what over one million students
did in 2004; and that number is increasing rapidly.
This seemingly new phenomenon
is called online education, a type of distance learning
that utilizes a computer, a modem and an internet
connection as the primary tools to complete undergraduate
and graduate coursework at a growing selection of
accredited online schools.
Distance learning simply refers to the fact that
the student and the teacher are not in the same geographical
location. But online learning is not new; it is simply
becoming more popular, as career-minded adults and
working professionals find less time to enroll in
the traditional ‘brick and mortar’ schools.