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You may not remember life without the Internet, but it hasn’t been that long since the only choices for learning were attending a traditional school or taking correspondence classes by mail. In response to an increasing demand for alternatives, some colleges began offering classes in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate working adults. That changed when the Internet became available to everyone. Eventually, online courses came into vogue as a way to learn “anywhere and at any time.” Still, their format remained similar to the one people had known for a century; the teacher directed the learning. Today, people know so much more about how to learn, especially online. In this section, we compare the traditional model of learning to the world of online learning.