Thursday, April 24, 2008

Online Learning has greater credibility

Online education is booming, and is becoming increasingly accepted by employers. A survey by Zogby International finds that 83% of CEO's and small-business owners who are familiar with online education (also called "distance learning") believe that online degrees are as credible as those earned on a college campus.

Online courses are now offered by more than two-thirds of all US colleges and universities, and 35% of schools offer programs that are entirely online, according to the 2007 Sloan Survey of Online Learning.

About 20% of the USA's 17 million college students say they have taken at lease one course online.

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