The online master's degree will include a great amount of interaction between students. Each professor requires a certain amount of chat room time the students have to use. Materials can be given to them through e-mail or the web pages. Having a lot of interaction with students brings the communication between professor and student to a whole new level, Ingle said. This type of close communication rarely happens in a classroom.
Some students are afraid to ask questions but no students can take a backseat on an online course.
Since I'm responding directly to the students we create a comfortable environment. Ingle said he receives 50 e-mails per day. Within hours I respond to them. Students who are taking the online courses tend to be more mature, Ingle said. They seem to have other responsibilities besides school and cannot attend campus.