4 Online Education Program Considerations for International Students

By Katy Hopkins. Online education is a booming part of the higher education sector. More than 6.7 million students took an online course at a U.S. institution in fall 2011—an all-time high.
For international students like Slovenia resident Mateja Klaric, online education could be a particularly attractive option: a chance to earn a top-notch U.S. education without having to physically be in the country.
"For someone like me, who doesn't live in the U.S. (not to mention having a full-time job), online [education] is the only option," the 45-year-old Klaric, who's currently enrolled at Arizona State University Online, wrote in an E-mail to U.S. News. "Tuition is still extremely expensive, but I can work and the costs of living are considerably lower here." Read more...