By LISA ERMAK, Holland Sentinel
Online learning classrooms are rapidly gaining popularity at area colleges. The number of Grand Rapids Community College students taking online courses grew 13 percent for the summer semester and in an effort to keep up with the demand for online classes, the school has opened up 40 new courses slated to go online next year. Hope College and Grand Valley State University have also seen enrollment in online courses grow. The number of students choosing to enroll in online and hybrid courses (a mix of classroom and online instruction) at GVSU has more than doubled over the past five years and Hope has seen a slow increase since 2006, when it started offering online summer classes as an option.
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