The Online Course Test-Drive

Drexel University is among several schools that offer students a free “test-drive” course before taking a full online class (Goodman 2017). This is a shortened version of a regular online course meant to allow students to determine whether online learning is right for them. Drexel says students who take the course are twice as likely to enter an online program than those who do not. The test-drive also prepares students for online education in a…

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