Recently in the world of higher education there has been a lot of buzz about the growth of online education strides that it has made over the last 10 years. Online education has made it possible for working professionals with extensive family responsibilities to work towards a degree. Through online education students can complete their course work when it is convenient and even take classes over school breaks.

A recent study on the benefits of distance learning issued by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), led Walden University President Jonathan Kaplan to publish an editorial in Inside Higher Ed, a premier higher education news source, on the benefits of online education.

The challenges posed by multi-state regulation of distance learning and online higher education will be the focal point of the October 13, 2009, session of The President’s Forum, a gathering of distance learning leaders from around the nation.

The lines have clearly been drawn between those who champion traditional learning and those who believe online education is the only way to go. However, the truth may lie somewhere in the middle. In this real world educational romance the Capulet’s and Montague’s can coexist quite swimmingly, if you allow yourself to see the big picture and appreciate what both offer.

According to the Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Report filed by Apollo Group, Inc. yesterday, University of Phoenix just hit total degreed enrollment of 420,700, up 22% compared to last year. These numbers are well above but reflective of strong overall growth in online education enrollment.
According to the report, enrollment growth was driven largely by continuing increases in enrollments and improved student retention at University of Phoenix. In fact according to the college review site www.collegegrader.com 88% of reviews said they would attend University of Phoenix if they could start over.

Geico has a string of television commercials touting how it’s so easy to switch over to Geico a caveman could do it. Well, that got me to thinking, why don’t we start our own campaign for online education?
If you’ve read the Top 5 Reasons Online Classes Rock you already know why so many covet this mode of study. Here a few catch phrases I’ve come up with so far which I hope will encapsulate the spirit and awesomeness of online education.

Online classes are like Kirstie …