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Monday, July 28, 2008

Florida's universities strive to meet demnds of online student surge, Palm Beach Post

By Kimberly Miller
July 26, 2008

Half of Florida's 294,000 university students in 2007 took at least one class online, an increase of more than 300 percent during the past decade, and a number that is likely to grow higher as gas prices soar.

The numbers, which were released in a recent report exploring the role of distance learning at Florida's 11 universities, surprised some state officials and showed the increased demand for courses that differ from traditional classroom pedagogy and schedules.

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