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I S O NLINE LEARNING FOR YOU ?

T HE MAJORITY OF ONLINE COURSES INVOLVE ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. T HIS MEANS THAT PARTICIPANTS INTERACT WITH CLASSMATES BASED UPON THEIR OWN SCHEDULES. T HIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO LEARN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.

S TUDENTS WHO TAKE ONLINE COURSES REPORT... Being nervous about what is expected Procrastinating on assignments Learning more than in traditional classes Feeling that collaborative learning works well

C HALLENGES OF O NLINE L EARNING Technical issues Responsibilities of the student Seldom face-to-face contact in the course Classmates come from varying backgrounds

C HARACTERISTICS FOR S UCCESS IN O NLINE L EARNING Highly motivated Independent Active learner Disciplined Adaptable to change Learns in a variety of ways

A LTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO FIND THE TIME THAT YOU NEED FOR ONLINE LEARNING, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED IS AVAILABLE.