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What exactly is 'mentored-learning' anyway?

There are many different types of online education courses. They range from downloadable self-paced courses to real-time, instructor-led courses. And while most people can understand each end of this spectrum, it is in the middle ground where most of the confusion lies. The middle ground is loosely called 'mentored-learning'. Today, over 66% of online educational institutions offer some form of mentored-learning. Unfortunately, nobody knows what it means. 'Mentored-learning' can mean anything from sending a student a couple of emails to diligently monitoring a student's progress twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. For the prospective student, trying to understand what you're getting is a formidable task. The rest of this article describes what we mean by mentored-learning....

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