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Online education in community colleges
โ Scribed by Brent Cejda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 2010
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-3081
- DOI
- 10.1002/cc.400
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
This chapter explores the tremendous growth in the use of the Internet to deliver distance education at community colleges. The author examines various definitions of online education, including the types of courses, programs, and degrees available and the types of community colleges that offer greater amounts of online programming. Considerations for the future growth of online education are provided.
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## This article reviews the current status of distance education in general and at the community college level in particular. It then describes the distance-education-related findings from the Center for the Study of Community Colleges' 1998 Curriculum Project.