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Learning at a distance (e.g., lectures and seminars in which the participants are geographically scattered) is commonplace.
Grader A: hit
Distance learning was commonplace in US higher education by 2008-2009: over 4.6 million students (over a quarter of all higher-education students) took at least one online course in fall 2008, and the figure grew to about 5.6 million in fall 2009.
Test: At least 20% of target users: over 25% of US higher-education students took at least one online course in fall 2008 (Sloan Consortium).
Grader B: hit
By 2011 about one third of US postsecondary students had taken an online course, and web lecture and seminar use was widespread.
Test: User test: ~33% of US postsecondary students took online courses by 2011 (>20%).