| IS E-LEARNING THE RIGHT CHOICE
FOR YOU?
Compare the difference-
Differences and questions to consider between E-Learning and
Campus-based programs:
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E-Learning Program
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On-Campus Program
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Content
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Course material, textbooks, computer programs, handouts,
topics, subject, sources?
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Course material, textbooks, computer programs, handouts,
topics, subject, sources?
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Teaching Methods
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Online lectures(synchronous or asynchronous), question
and answer sessions, online or in-class tests, online office
hours?
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In-class lectures, discussion groups, question and answer
sessions, in-class tests, office hours?
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Social Interaction
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Online chat rooms, emails, do you have to spend part of
the time on campus, talking with other students, sharing
ideas, opinions, points of views, real human interaction?
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Talking with other students after class, sharing ideas,
opinions, and points of views, real human interaction, talking
with professors?
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Time
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Internet connection- modem speed, DSL, cable, time spent
online, time spent working offline?
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Transportation to get to campus, parking, bus, traffic,
time spent on campus, time spent working out of class?
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Quality/Reputation
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Accredited program/school, known professors, how long has
the program been running, satisfaction of graduates, what
are the graduates doing now?
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Accredited program/school, known professors, how long has
the program been running, satisfaction of graduates, what
are the graduates doing now??
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Experience
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What do you get out of the program? Knowledge, skills,
email and web addresses, friends, social experience, job
connections?
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What do you get out of the program? Knowledge, skills,
friends, a social experience, job connections?
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Cost
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High, low, average?
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High, low, average?
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