Contents Preface introduction unit 1

Fill the missing letters in these sentences:

1. Online learning is the newest and the most popular form of d _ _ t _ _ c _ education today.

2. Within the past d _ c _ _ e it has had a major impact on postsecondary education and trend is only increasing.

3. Online learning is education that takes place over the I n _ _ r _ _ t .

4. Distance learning has a long h _ s _ _ r y and there are several types available.

5. Over 1 million students were studying o _ l _n _ in the fall of 2003.

6. Online courses provide an excellent m _ t _ o _ of course delivery unbound by time.

7. Online courses offer more opportunities for reflection in depth d _ s _ _ s_ i _n.

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