Southeastern oklahoma State University (SOSU) is no stranger to the benefits of an online education. The popularity of their completely-online degree opportunities continue to rise in popularity, which is no surprise considering today's busy lifestyles coupled with the desire to further education.

The number of people who graduate by taking the Internet-focused program has more than doubled each year since it started three years ago. The program began with ten graduates, then 20, then 50, and now officials say there are roughly three-hundred people enrolled in the program to start January 10th.

A bachelor's degree may now be at your fingertips, literally. But it's not quite that simple. Tim Boatmun, director of academic advising and the outreach center at SOSU says online classes require a stronger degree of dedication.

Boatmun adds, "sometimes there is a myth that online classes are easy, or there's not as much academic rigor. What we've found and researched and looked at is actually online classes require more work."

It's nice to see the distinction made between 'convenient' and 'easy.' They certainly are not the same, as every online student well knows.

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