Flexible study

For many people, online study is a habit they couldn’t give up even if they wanted to. And (9) ________ should they want to? (10) ________ all, the ability to read and submit assignments from a portable device means they can stay actively engaged with tutors, classmates and courses, whether they’re waiting in a queue at the library, having a quick cup of tea in (11) ________ meetings or killing (12) ________ before a lecture. It’s fair to say that access to lessons while (13) ________ the move has done much to whet appetites for other kinds of learning tools. What’s (14) ________, there’s a whole new way of studying that has opened up in recent years and, (15) ________ a result, there’s a general expectation that progress and concentration don’t necessarily take (16) ________ within the four walls of a college’s physical classrooms.