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Skepticism Over Online College Courses 8/29/2011 1:15:10 PM Fewer than one-third of Americans believe that online college courses provide value equal to classroom instruction, but half of college presidents disagree. Kevin Helliker has details on Lunch Break.

"Can you teach a dinosaur to dance? More importantly, can you teach him to network in 21st Century style? I was skeptical. But George Langis, a veteran turnaround executive, dispelled doubts by learning new networking steps that may hasten his job hunt. He went from conventional handshake networking to creating a personal brand that would be easily marketable online. Though Mr. Langis still hesitates to plunge into "tweeting," his experience could benefit countless other older applicants with rusty job-hunting skills. "