Just-in-Time Accounting Education

Accounting education is changing rapidly due to the Internet explosion and the increased popularity of distance learning. The largest firms are using distance learning to mitigate the effects fo staff shortages and provide training on an as-needed basis. Colleges and universities are offering business degrees over the Internet. CPA review courses and CPE programs are being delivered online to candidates and professionals. Some believe that there is still a place for the face-to-face interaction of the live classroom, but technological advances over the next 5 years may make distance learning so effective, financially attractive, and convenient for busy professionals that the traditional classroom will seem antiquated.