I’ve decided that online education is pretty much made for me.  As a freelance writer, my Internet connection is my lifeblood, so I’m always at home on the computer anyway.  Adding in a couple of online classes should be pretty easy, so I’m considering getting my masters via an online college.

The online education history hasn’t been a smooth one.  I remember when online ed was still kind of frowned on.  I guess it still is, but more seldom — most schools are starting to see the light.  Many traditional schools have transitioned to a half-online ed setup, offering fully online programs in addition to their normal campus-based degrees.

When I was in college, online education was just starting to generate interest at the traditional schools.  As a result, I was able to take maybe a quarter or a third of all my classes online throughout the course of my degree.  Some online education participants weren’t even local.  Now online classes are even more prevalent, and it’s generally expected that students don’t have to be in the same city, let alone the same state, as the college they are attending.

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