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The Trouble With Online College (N.Y. Times) Posted on 02-21-2013

klg14
Hawthorne, CA

"...courses delivered solely online may be fine for highly skilled, highly motivated people, but they are inappropriate for struggling students who make up a significant portion of college enrollment and who need close contact with instructors to succeed..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/opinion/the-trouble-with-online-college.html?_r=0 

The comments are interesting. Like the one about the student attempting to gain admission into graduate school with an online organic chemistry lab.  0

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klg14 from Hawthorne, CA replied on 02-22-2013 02:41PM [Reply]

A related article: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/02/22/some-groups-may-not-benefit-online-education 

See also: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publications/adaptability-to-online-learning.html

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Camaraderie replied on 07-28-2013 06:07AM [Reply]
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Camaraderie replied on 12-12-2013 12:35PM [Reply]
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"klg14" wrote:

"...courses delivered solely online may be fine for highly skilled, highly motivated people, but they are inappropriate for struggling students who make up a significant portion of college enrollment and who need close contact with instructors to succeed..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/opinion/the-trouble-with-online-college.html?_r=0 

The comments are interesting. Like the one about the student attempting to gain admission into graduate school with an online organic chemistry lab.  0

The national broadband plan enables curriculum access for the likes like unearned advantages with unmet expectations.With a level playing field,common core state standards initiative burgeon strides of progress for majors and minors students equate and the scholastic curriculums they endeavor..
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