Adult Learning in an Online Environment - ...

They also often attend school only part

time, as opposed to the traditional full time status (Tews, 2013). The requirements for
distance-based courses are no less than that of any other quality educational
program (Tomei, 2010). The successful student views the online environment as a
more convenient way to take delivery of their education not an easier way (Tomei,
2010). Online is not an easier modality for learning course content (Tomei, 2013). On
the contrary, for both the teacher and the student, distance education demands more
time and energy than the more traditional classroom process (Tomei, 2013)...