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Online education in community colleges
Author(s) -
Cejda Brent
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.400
Subject(s) - community college , the internet , online community , higher education , distance education , community education , sociology , public relations , pedagogy , political science , medical education , computer science , world wide web , law , medicine
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.