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Tell us about it: What else can an online education do?
Author(s) -
Talarico Donna
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
recruiting and retaining adult learners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-6458
pISSN - 2155-644X
DOI - 10.1002/nsr.30165
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , seekers , wish , internet privacy , computer science , online learning , work (physics) , world wide web , sociology , political science , engineering , economics , management , law , mechanical engineering , anthropology
Many online degree seekers are in it for the flexibility — the ability to work independently on their own time. However, we shouldn't overlook the fact that many adult learners, even those logging in from afar, may also wish to feel a part of a learning community, to have some of the same benefits as on‐campus students.