As someone who returned to school to obtain my Masters Degree, I see how important it was for me to have work experience in order to apply the concepts learned in the classroom. I went to college initially, fresh out of high school and didn't retain nearly as much as I did when I returned to college as a "seasoned" worker/learner. Now, when you add the ability to achieve a degree completely online, I wonder what will be lost from an interactive perspective. In a class environment, you are able to have immediate, if not always appreciated, feedback from instructors and peers whereas online, unless you are in an active chat session, the feedback may not be as timely or relevant. As a new online instructor, my plan is to tkae the positive aspects of the classroom environment and try to implement them where possible (i.e. scheduling interactive chat sessions, establishing a conference call to review material on a periodic basis, etc.)