Online education wave fails to break
Jul 13th, 2004Not very encouraging news from the LA Daily News … though interesting nonetheless.
Once expected to revolutionize higher education as the Internet transformed mass media, online education has disappointed its early enthusiasts but has found a valuable niche serving working adults, educators say.
"Once upon a time, in the go-go '90s, the thought was that online education would eventually supplant (traditional university education)," said David L. Kirp, professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley.
"But it's hard to replicate some of the things a real classroom can offer — those face-to-face interchanges that people often want."
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