This class is a prime example of Distance Education.  Personally, I feel this is a way for people that are in various locations to be connected.  For example, members of this class are scattered here and there, but yet it seems as if we are all sitting in a classroom together.  Furthermore, distance education broadens our possiblities and our knowledge base where the doors are opened to a distiguished educational atmosphere with diverse learning tools just a click away.  There is so much valuable information and educational tools that can be incoporated through distance education and in the 21st century, it is the way to go!