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Saturday, December 15, 2001
http://www.syllabus.com/syllabusmagazine/article.asp?ID=5868 Enriching Religious Studies Online The opportunity to take both credit and continuing education courses at any time, from almost any desktop and at virtually any pace, has now become a reality. Students often report, however, that online courses “offer less than what I expected” or are often “dull” or “tedious.” And many confess they don’t have the necessary computer skills to function as active online learners. These responses reveal why many of those who register for online classes with U.S. colleges and universities often drop or fail them. Retention rates for online classes, according to some studies, are 10 percent to 20 percent lower than face-to-face classes....
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