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Sunday, September 29, 2002
http://www.elearningmag.com/elearning/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=32330 Online vs. Traditional Degrees Jennifer M. Sakurai, e-learning Magazine Used to be that the only online degrees that were heavily marketed were for IT types (ITT Tech) or from programs with unfamiliar names, their tiny ads hidden away in the jumble of classifieds near the back of consumer magazines or in commercials during weekday daytime TV. While those still exist, they have been joined by more aggressive direct mail campaigns from programs that seem a bit more ubiquitous since their campuses are often visible from freeways (for example, the University of Phoenix). However, with increasing numbers of mainstream, traditional universities jumping on the online course-and even degree-bandwagon, it's time to examine the pros and cons of online versus traditional programs and why the former is becoming increasingly prevalent....
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