One of the most attractive features about adult education is the extensive online course offerings. The flexibility and convenience of these digital courses allows almost anyone to take advantage of the opportunity to get a college education.

Learning Online

But with technology constantly changing, the online learning experience is now more than just webcasts and email communications with professors. Today, everything is happening online. Far from just the expected classes and emails, students are finding more and more that their learning materials, online classrooms, and extended student community are right within reach in the virtual world.

Social Networking Communities

In the article “Strayer Students Form Online Communities” appearing in Scholar, the Student and Alumni Journal of Strayer University, it is stated, “Strayer University is bigger than a single campus, and its 46,000 students could never fit into one student lounge. But they can meet, network and support each other through the University’s new social networking communities on MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn”. There is Twitter, too!

These online communities can create a virtual support system, enabling Strayer University students and graduates to connect with each other and share their experiences. They can friend each other on Facebook, network with professors on LinkedIn, sell their old books on MySpace, and tweet about their experiences using Twitter. These help create a student community that goes beyond physical limits. And the best part is, these resources are always available with exceptional ease.