Online Education
Vital Stats and Facts
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| The
difference between online education and traditional classroom learning |
The convenience and flexibility of
online courses incites greater participation from students.
Traditional classroom lectures typically result more in passive listening
than active learning.
Online students tend to be more comfortable interacting with faculty
member and classmates because the online atmosphere provides more
time to compose thoughts and communication.
E-learning allows faculty members to tailor instruction to individual
students.
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| Curriculum
studied online |
E-learning degree programs cover a broad spectrum
of professional and academic fields.
The most popular are business and technology programs.
An enrollment snapshot of the nation's largest online education providers
demonstrates that over 50% of the students are studying business
management or information systems.
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| E-Learning
Demographics |
The average age of a student completing a college
degree online is 25-35 years old.
Typically the student has between 5 and 10 years of work experience
and contributes to an annual household income of between $50,000
and $60,000.
Generally, the student wants a degree to improve their workplace
competency and performance. Most students want to gain practical
knowledge and skills and to complete their degree quickly from an
accredited provider affiliated with an established academic institution.
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| Advantage
of Online Education |
For it's convenience and flexibility, e-learning
has an advantage over traditional campus programs. Programs offered
via the Internet can start frequently and year-round.
Students have greater leeway to fit their studies around busy life
schedules.
The majority of students are attracted to eLearning because it creates
an opportunity to pursue their educational goals and juggle their
daily lives.
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| Online learning
is appealing |
In recent market research, studies found that
the population of online learners will expand and diversify.
Eighty percent of some 5,000 respondents from 40 different organizations
stated that they would like to try e-learning.
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| Challenges
of online education |
Despite online education's s remarkable growth,
online education is a challenged for some groups because of the inaccessibility
of the Internet.
As the growth of online accessibility continues, access to online
education will soon be available to more than 75 percent of the American
population. |
