Jeannette, Karen Joy2014-07-312014-07-312001https://hdl.handle.net/11299/164315The effectiveness of Internet or online training was compared to traditional classroom training in the Master Gardener Core Course/Horticulture 1003 at the University of Minnesota. Overall horticultural knowledge was significantly greater for both groups in post-test results, and there was no significant difference in horticultural knowledge between the two groups. Online learners did not perceive the lack of instructor face-to-face interaction to be as important as did classroom participants. Online learners also placed a greater value on flexibility of class time and no commuting than did the classroom. Each group spent about 75 hours on the class. However, 20% of classroom participants' time was spent on commuting. Online training was an effective method for teaching Master Gardeners in this study.Thesis or Dissertation