Distance Education

I am amazed at the variety of online classes that are being offered. One would think that there are subjects that would naturally lend themselves to being difficult to learn online. With the variety of tools that are either being developed or being used in innovative ways, it seems the limitations are few. There is also a sense of freedom and control over your own learning that I enjoy.

Another advantage of online classes is the decreased cost to the student. Of course, institutions need to be diligent in controlling costs associated with distance education. They experience reductions in cost as additional courses are added, each subsequent class costing less than the previous. As administrators get better at implementing this process, I believe the costs will decrease so that more emphasis will be placed on this avenue.