Learning tips for distance learners
With the advent of information technology, more and more people are getting the full benefits from e-learning. Ones who were not able to finish their college courses due to some…
Will you get a better job with a degree?
With job prospects becoming increasingly bleak, many students are turning to online education to increase their individual marketability. The only question is whether this additional online education is bolstering or…
1,000,000 Free online CLEP Prep Courses
Education portal offers free video courses to help students prepare for exams, that will earn them college credit. They have reached a million students in its first year of operation.
The portal is organized by selecting:
– degree
– school
– career or
– course
with a comprehensive number of items in each of the four categories.
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Online ethics
The increasing usage of Internet imposes increased concern for the parents regarding their children’s behavior and usage of “the new entertainment and everything” for the younger generations.
Being concern is not sufficient, but some parents go a step further and see into the Internet history of the their dearest. There is no doubt that parent should have all necessary information on the children’s interest, and with this including Internet behavior, but the border between intruding the child’s privacy and the trust should not be crossed.
Young people need more than supervision. They need to be thought to develop critical thinking and gain solid understanding of the reality and ethics of online privacy. With the constant reshaping of the means of communication, everybody’s life changes, therefore this fact has to be considered when the parent is trying to impose opinion or a way of thinking over acting of the children.
Career enhancement through distance learning training
Career training via distance learning is trending. Local community college and high schools have adult education courses and continuing education for the purpose of instructing the individuals in their career opportunities through career training.
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2 ways to prevent online students cheating
Taking a university exam from home, under the watchful eye of a webcam, with software profiling your keystrokes is the equally good manner of gaining an education, as if going to…
Short history of distance learning
Distance education has contributed to the goal of the generations of students, to have the opportunity to pursue their educational dreams outside the traditional educational institutions.
Students are able to continue further their education and maintain their obligations with their families and employers. Distance education is not for everyone, but it has stood the test of time and it is noticing a growing trend.
Here is the brief timeline of distance education events:
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Online education for everybody
It is never too late to teach an old dog a new trick: The saying says it all.
It does not matter whether you are retired or have a grandchild in kinder garden, in today’s era of Internet, it is only the wish to learn that counts.
Literally, with every single next new day the chances of learning and the prospects of succeeding are gradually increasing since we have more and more courses with variety of choices offered online.
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