Chapter 9 -- Cyberschools and You

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If you've decided to explore distance education options for your own education or training, here are some important facts to consider:

Distance education isn't instant education. You must go through an admission process and complete course work, just as you would in a traditional university.

Distance education is rigorous. Courses don't get any easier just because they are delivered via technology.

Distance education requires "active" learning. In a cyberschool, students nearly always must react or provide appropriate input by manipulating a computer keyboard or some other electronic device to continue to the next phase of an assignment.

Questions to Ask

Always ask questions -- of any education institution you are considering. Here are five that apply to electronically-delivered distance education.

Do I need to be computer literate?

What kind of equipment do I need?

What kind of student support does the institution provide?

Is the program accredited?

Will my degree be recognized internationally?

Student Opinions

You might also try asking students who already have taken courses electronically about their experiences. Cyberschools offers five cyberstudent profiles from which you can gain insights into what electronically-delivered education is like from the receiving end.

Also in this chapter

Five more questions to ask any electronic distance education institution

Apple Computer's Classrooms of Tomorrow project

Statistics on student performance in elementary and secondary schools where technology is used as a teaching tool.

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