December 2002
Volume 54    Issue 12

Missouri-Rolla's online program gains popularity

Mining Engineering , 2002, Vol. 54, No. 12, pp. 12-15
Golosinski, Tad S.; Grayson, R. Larry


PREVIEW:
Online education is not new. During the last decade, it has reached the stage where many universities offer a variety of courses, degrees and programs without any associated residency requirements. The most successful of the online universities, University of Phoenix, offers hundreds of accredited programs for close to 100,000 students throughout the world (www.phoenix.edu). Online education is considered to be a valid equivalent to traditional, classroombased education. It is best suited to the needs of mature students with full-time jobs and a desire to deepen their knowledge.


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