What’s online learning like and how is it different from face-to-face learning?
Online education courses are similar to face-to-face courses in quality, objectives, credits and learning outcomes. They use a different methodology by using the Internet, instead of or in addition to a classroom. Instruction is delivered primarily asynchronously (i.e., where the teacher and learner are not physically at the same place at the same time). Students work with materials either on their own or in discussion groups. They interact directly with each other and with the faculty typically through e-mail, threaded discussions (online discussion boards), chat and web-based whiteboard facilities, and sometimes through voice or video communication during synchronous sessions. UW-La Crosse Online offers a highly personal and interactive learning experience.
