Distance learning has been discussed at least since the early days of radio and television. These schools, operating almost exclusively online, have given working moms the opportunity to earn MBAs and foreigners a chance to experience American education-all without leaving home. Some scholars have raised serious questions about programs that offer business degrees based entirely on computer course work. But he still sees an important place for distance learning. For instance, replacing big, impersonal lectures with online instruction could free professors to focus on smaller groups and personal contact.
Some experts worry that online classes deprive students of the ability to network.
These are the people who could benefit the most from being on campus. Fungaroli still benefits from the relationships she cultivated in graduate school-and can't imagine having missed out. Cardean CEO Andy Rosenfield is among the first to admit that online students miss out on the campus experience. I can't imagine that. But that's not our ambition.