Online Degrees Gaining Credibility

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As pursuing an education through an online school becomes an increasingly popular option among Americans looking for a cost-effective and convenient way to study, online degrees have continued gaining credibility.

Job-seekers equipped with an online degree will be happy to learn that more employers now consider virtual learning a legitimate form of education than before, according to the ThomasNet News website. This shift might be occurring because there is strength in numbers. The news source reports the number of students enrolled in online degree programs in 2007 was 13 percent higher than it was in 2006. The same measurement was applied to traditional institutions and revealed only a one percent rise.

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"CFOs and faculty believe the quality of online education is as good as face-to-face," said I. Elaine Allen to the site. Allen is a professor at Babson college and the co-author of Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008.

Some people believe that online education is even better than traditional study. In fact, the New York Times recently published an article that discussed research conducted by the Department of Education that arrived at an interesting conclusion: "On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction."

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