When online courses started, many took them as a joke. Many people found them inferior to those offered in traditional learning institutions. Because of this, many people have shied away from it. Over the years this term has faded and now even world famous colleges and universities offer them. The number of people taking online … Read more
Last week, online education startup Coursera added 12 new university partners and raised an additional $6 million, taking venture funding to over $22 million. Coursera is a free online education platform that offers interactive college courses. The year-old company’s intention is to make courses from world-class universities available to the public for free. Last Tuesday … Read more
Internet and computing technology has advanced faster than the speed of light over the past two decades. Today it has become an integral part of life for us. With this great advancement, we have experienced drastic changes in our lives. The internet has a very strong influence on our everyday life. Now we can buy … Read more
If you have decided to go to college through an online distance learning program, there are a few things you should know before you begin. This listing should be considered a general guide on the subject and not a substitute for the policies of the university supporting the online educational program you will be attending. … Read more
Traditional PR and community goodwill efforts for online education support are somewhat difficult as the online education system helps those participating in the virtual world as opposed to an educational institution. This fact should not deter a PR specialist working on online education programs or systems because they need to contact the people who are … Read more
The credit crunch and stock market crash will affect household incomes and their ability to pay for college. Tuition, rooms, books, travel and other college expenses continue to rise as the economy worsens. With today’s economy, getting a student loan will be much more difficult. Parents are looking for alternative educational opportunities for their children … Read more
Online learning belongs to the present. But why does everyone want to be there? What’s so good about it anyway? Here are six reasons students prefer online learning to campus classroom learning: 1. It gives you a flexible schedule. Once you have signed up to study online, you have complete freedom to choose your schedule. … Read more
Step 1: Determine a livable phase approach. The phased approach begins by encouraging faculty to recognize that designing their online course is only phase one of their efforts. By organizing work progress into Phase Two, Phase Three, etc., it frees instructors from feeling that everything needs to be done in their first development effort. Especially … Read more
In all fairness, online education has become increasingly popular in colleges and universities in recent years due to the improved access it offers to students. Online education refers to courses in which at least 80 percent of the content is distributed online. Students submit assignments online and often participate in chat discussions or message boards … Read more
In the last decade, online learning has become immensely popular among people all over the world. Individuals who want to advance their careers can do so with online courses and don’t have to put their current careers on hold. By lifting restrictions on when students must attend classes, a whole new generation of students has … Read more