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Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Double-Clicking Through College: Online Classes Are Cheap and Convenient, But Some Educators Balk at Offering Credit - VERONICA LOUIE, Daily Cal
With UC Berkeley students digging deeper into their pockets to cover rising fees for summer sessions, a flexible and less costly alternative is gaining steam in higher education: distance learning. Enrollment in online courses, which are the target of both praise and criticism from higher education advocates, has been on the upswing in recent years, said Kerry Stern, dean of the library and learning resources at Mount San Antonio Community College. “Online courses are becoming more and more popular among college students throughout the state,” Stern said. Mount San Antonio, the largest single community college in the state with enrollment at 38,000 students, has at least 15,000 students taking one or more online courses, she said.
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