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Saturday, December 26, 2009
South Dakotans turn to online education - Rapid City Journal
Growth in online learning at South Dakota public universities outpaces the national trend, according to a report that will be presented to the South Dakota Board of Regents. The number of students enrolled in some type of distance education course in the 2008-09 academic year was up 17 percent over the previous year, compared with a 12.9 percent growth rate nationally, as reported by the Sloan Consortium. Registrations for individual distance courses also increased last year by 14 percent, to a total of 31,636. Rajeev Bukralia, dean of educational outreach at Black Hills State University, said one of the biggest factors is that South Dakota is a rural state.
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