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How to Be a Successful Online Student

Name: How to Be a Successful Online Student
Author: Sara Dulaney Gilbert
ISBN: 9780071365123

by Sara Dulaney Gilbert

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Overview

According to the National Center for Education Statistics more than 85% of public universities offer non-residential “distance learning” courses, degrees, or career credentials. New virtual training institutes pop up every day with convenient online career certification options in business, computers, e-commerce, financial services, and health services.

Most books on distance learning merely list accredited colleges and universities offering degrees and certifications. How to Be a Successful Online Student provides the nuts and bolts of how distance learning really works and shows readers how to fully exploit online learning tools, opportunities, and resources, including:

Expert advice on which subjects are

perfect for online study
The essential tools needed including

hardware and software
Advice on how to become a cracker-jack cyber student with tips on setting up an independent study schedule and sticking with it
How to combine online learning with

traditional classes

About the Author, Sara Dulaney Gilbert

Sara Dulaney Gilbert is the author of more than 25 books on education and self-help including The Career Training Sourcebook, also available from McGraw-Hill, and How to Do Your Best on Tests.Her articles have been published in national magazines. Ms. Gilbert holds an MA from the New York University School of Education, and has worked as an administrator in higher education institutions for nearly two decades.