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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Online learning classes save everyone money - Commentary, the Daily Campus
Tuition is going up. The cost of living is going up. Unemployment is going up. Just about the only thing that's going down is the stock market and the girth of our wallets. Lowering tuition costs is hard. But there's one simple solution that, while not a cure-all, could go a long way toward helping the UConn students save a few dollars. Digital education requires no expensive facilities or commutes, and is a perfect medium to utilize cheaper electronic textbooks. In a worsening economy, employers are realizing that online-learners show a valuable, pioneering, self-motivated spirit, which is perfectly suited for these hard times. Connecticut itself is a relatively high-tech state especially hard-hit by the downturn, with a large proportion of its economy driven by corporations in such sophisticated fields as biotech, insurance and military hardware.
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