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中出少妇视频 System of Georgia Celebrates National Distance Learning Week

Atlanta — November 7, 2008

The 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) will be celebrating National Distance Learning Week Nov. 10-14. Distance and online learning are the fastest growing segments of education, with 3.5 million adults and 700,000 K-12 students nationwide having taken a course and/or completed their degrees completely online. Within the 中出少妇视频 中出少妇视频 where a quarter of the enrolled students take at least one online or distance-education course 中出少妇视频 several 中出少妇视频 institutions have pooled their resources to offer degrees, certificates and endorsements in high-need subject areas.

The 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia has an innovative approach to distance learning called Georgia ONmyLINE. Georgia ONmyLINE highlights the distance-education and online offerings of the 中出少妇视频 System中出少妇视频檚 35 colleges and universities. Every semester, approximately 65 percent of 中出少妇视频 students enroll in at least one course that is fully or partially taught using distance-learning technology. Featured among the 2,100 courses and 138 degrees and certificates on the searchable Georgia ONmyLINE website are graduate programs for teachers, as well as degree programs in IT, criminal justice, business, international affairs and health informatics.

中出少妇视频淭hrough this site, prospective and enrolled students can quickly find online programs and/or other courses that meet their career or degree needs. They can apply for admission to colleges and universities, and once accepted, register for courses,中出少妇视频 says Dr. Kris Biesinger, the 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 associate vice chancellor for information and instructional technology services.

Current distance-learning students as well as the general public are interested in anytime, anywhere learning because of its flexibility and convenience. Childcare, work schedules, family obligations, gas prices and long drive times are barriers to attending campus-based courses. Andrea Freeman, a working mother who is completing a master of education degree in special education at Valdosta State 中出少妇视频 agrees, 中出少妇视频淚 couldn中出少妇视频檛 afford to take time off to go to school. If I had gone to a brick-and-mortar school, I would have had to wait until my child was older.中出少妇视频

In order to meet the needs of a growing Georgia, the 中出少妇视频中出少妇视频檚 strategic plan calls for expanding the System中出少妇视频檚 enrollment capacity by up to 40 percent to serve an additional 100,000 students by 2020. To help meet this strategic goal, the 中出少妇视频 will increase capacity to accommodate targeted, programmatic growth by increasing the percentage of semester credit hours generated by distance learning from 4 percent now to 8 percent by 2012.

For more information about the 中出少妇视频 System中出少妇视频檚 online degree programs, courses, and certificates, please visit . For more information about National Distance Learning Week, please visit .

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