> I guess it's another one of those "life is different in the community
> colleges" things: online classes at my college are wildly popular, some of
> our very best professors teach online classes, and the course success rates
> are comparable to face to face sections of the same class. It's not for
> everybody, but we have plenty of evidence that teaching and learning can
> happen asynchronously.
i have to agree with miles here. i value the face to face, but i have had very good experiences with online courses. as with IRL classes, they work when you all put the time in, and not when you don't. basically. afaict. see my previous post.