re: Analysis: Online Beats the Classroom, But Blended Learning Is Best

donald11 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:50:48 GMT

From what I see, "blended" learning tends to be more popular on the graduate

level. For instance, in the Thunderbird online MBA program, there are 2

residencies in foreign countries. At Indiana, both residencies for the online

MBA program are at their Bloomington campus. However, the MBA program

that takes the cake for residencies is the Duke online EMBA program, which

has residences on almost every continent except Antartica. One only has to

wonder how expensive a program that inovles that much travel can cost.

re: Analysis: Online Beats the Classroom, But Blended Learning Is Best

SteveFoerster — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:10:34 GMT

I think you're right, especially at the doctoral level. Most American doctoral programs that can be done by distance require residencies; the only regionally accredited exceptions I know of are Northcentral University and A.T. Still University. Nova Southeastern's doctoral programs offer students a variety of cities in which to do their classroom based time, so it's much less likely that residencies will be a deal breaker.