US | college Online Colleges: Ready for Some Respect Department of Ed. study shows e-learning is effective By Nick McMaster Posted Sep 1, 2009 3:50 PM CDT Copied Lisa DiPasquala, right, from Glen Gardner, N.J., gets resume tips from Donna Sweiden, during a Careerbuilder and University of Phoenix job fair in New York, Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) The educational establishment has been slow to accept online colleges as serious teaching institutions—programs like the University of Phoenix are commonly dismissed as “diploma mills.” But a new study by the Department of Education shows that, in many cases, students perform better with e-learning than in a traditional college environment. The US needs to take advantage of online schooling as much as possible, writes the Christian Science Monitor’s editorial board. The ED’s study found that e-learning works because students can set their own pace, devoting more time to a problem than in the traditional school environment. And online school can help close the US education gap, as the time flexibility and lower cost puts it in the reach of adults for whom traditional schooling is not possible. Read These Next The Bezos-Sanchez wedding: guest list, cost, the dress, and more. This is why your cat loves sleeping on its left side. Cops nab 9th fugitive in New Orleans, with 'one more to go.' Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Report an error