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Janice, I was reading some of the comments about completing your courses online and how you think you might do and how you would miss the interaction. If the classes are synchronous, you will be surprised to find there often is alot more interaction online because it is a different learning dynamic. I completed an online masters degree in Library and Information Science at UIUC and in many ways it was much more challenging -and fun- than physical class meetings. It was also interesting to learn the protocols involved and provided a first-hand perspective on new possibilities for teaching and learning. I believe "blended learning" is the hot topic. Brooke and you would both be surprised by how much interaction there is in an online course. Some online courses/programs require an on campus meeting once during the course/semester -so you still have that face-to-face component. This true at least of the program I was in: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/leep/>
When an online course is well taught that also helps. You should defnitely try it if at all possible, you'll do great.