In recent years, with the advent of new technologies, distance learning has exploded in popularity. Not only are traditional colleges and universities offering entire degrees online, but for-profit online institutions have emerged, offering all sorts of degrees – from the associate’s degree to a Ph.D. – completely online. Additionally, many high schools now offer opportunities for students to “recover” credits that they failed in a traditional face-to-face classroom or to accelerate their graduation date by taking extra courses online. Online study has many advantages, chief among them is the flexibility it offers to students who work full-time and students who have families.

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