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Thursday, November 08, 2001
http://www.uwiretoday.com/computing110701005.html Educators shift stances on distance learning By Steve Brauntuch, Daily Pennsylvanian (U. Pennsylvania) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- Apparently, college students don't want to take classes at home. Only one year ago, distance learning was one of the hottest topics in higher education. Schools across the nation invested millions of dollars in technology to create virtual classrooms which would allow students to take college courses from their home computers. Within the last year, the once-promising trend has virtually fallen off the face of the academic map, with many explaining that administrators jumped on the distance learning bandwagon before the technology was ready.... (ed. note: Enrollments remain strong and growing among the established online learning programs; latecomers to the field are finding stiff competition.)
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