He Future Classrooms of the Future
by John Santos
A2000
1 point
Which sentence supports the belief that online education will be more
widespread in the future?
U. S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan believes so strongly in virtual
education that he helped budget $500 million for the development of
online precollege and college courses over the next 10 years.
This "classroom' experience is far different than anything they did in
school.
A 2009 Department of Education report suggests that students
enrolled in online classes performed better than those in traditional
schools.
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