Education programs

Social networking is crucial for rapid learning

In the last ten years, social networking has completely changed the way students interact for learning. Social media has enabled the students to interact with their class fellows and teachers anytime. A recent study informed that more than 90 percent of students are satisfied with social networking websites for learning process.
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4 healthcare certificates to start your career

At one time, if you wanted to be part of the healthcare industry, you could almost count on going to college for several years. Today, that is no longer the case, because there are many healthcare careers available.

Many of these careers require only completing short-term programs and obtaining certification. Learn about these four quick healthcare certifications that will jump-start your career. So, here are the 4 healthcare certificates to start your career in the medical industry.

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Time management and online MBA

Online MBA is one of the most successful examples of an e-learning course. However, we still remain a little skeptical about it. To understand about what online MBA is all about and how to manage your time is extremely important before you opt for this course. We are living in a day and age, where education can no longer be ignored. Sometimes through situations life happens, which makes it quite difficult for many to leave everything for a degree. Money, work, and time makes it hard for people to even consider the possibility of a higher degree. Leaving the luxury of earning for even a year is a no-no for anyone who doesn’t have the bank balance to support them.  Taking out time for education is not possible in today’s fast-paced world.
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Get the most out of your online class discussion

A report from the 2013 College Explorer found that online learning has jumped 96 percent over the last five years. Currently, about 45 percent of college students are taking at least one online course.

Online courses can be just as challenging, if not more challenging, than traditional brick-and-mortar classes.

With online, the professors are encouraged to give students the same experience they would get by attending an actual class. One way to help with this is by having online class discussions in each course.

I took a few courses online a few years back. Class discussions were required – in fact, they were where you received the majority of your “points” for the class.
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Types and costs of online schools

 

Since the arrival of the internet technology, schools providing online education around the world have been a fast growing sector in the industry of online commerce. In fact, a majority of potential students can obtain higher degrees and certificates through attending classes on the web. Generally, the lessons are delivered to students through distant classrooms, e-mail, chat rooms, etc. On certain occasions, online schools are also known as distance or remote learning institutions.

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Evaluation of the costs of e-learning

To give more learning opportunities to its students, when a college or university decides to establish online educational programs, you will definitely ask the questions: How can we evaluate its planning costs?

When you get the answer of this specific question, it naturally follows other different questions, which include:
Does an online learning cause more work for teachers?
Is online learning much more costly than traditional learning environment?
What investments are required to get education online?
and few other questions in this sense.
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Building business with LMS

E-learning field advances with giant strides: according to Global Industry Analysts (GIA), e-learning market is expected to reach $168.8 billion by 2018.

More and more companies are contributing to online learning field by implementing e-learning strategies, integrating components and tools for employee training and e-commerce practice. E-learning, in comparison with regular education methods, allows cutting costs and provides anytime/anywhere learning by means of Learning Management Systems (LMS) usage.
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