Distance Learning

Is the Internet threatening formal education?

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The Internet is often touted as a great source of knowledge and information, not to mention its social benefits. There are two sides to every issue, however, and the Internet also has some drawbacks. It’s hard to deny that the Internet is having a profound effect on modern education, and not always in a positive way.

How can it be bad for students to have instant access to more information than can be stored in an entire traditional library? There are a few points worth considering.
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What do distance learning institutions need to improve further?

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It goes without saying that online education is the future of gaining all the needed knowledge, for every nationality, every social group of people and for everyone’s budget.

The benefits from distance learning are well known: ease of access, time stretch studies upon one’s needs, low or no fees, convenience of learning everywhere and at any time.
However, online students have to be aware of the following challenges:
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Get an online college education now!

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The new revolution in education has been taking place in the last 20 years. This process has been intensified with the massive utilization of Internet, even though its beginnings are also interesting overview.(Short history of distance learning)

The distance learning offers the possibility to be able to turn back the clock, so to speak, and get that degree and job you have always dreamed of.
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Get a degree with a busy schedule

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If someone has told you twenty years ago that you would be able to seat at home, in front of a computer and get the degree you wanted, it is very unlikely that you would have not believed it.
Amazingly, the world has changed since then and the people learning from a computer to earn a degree and even work from home is now a reality. Here is a an overview of some of the most popular online degrees being earned.
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Education leads to freedom-continue learning

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There are many things in life that I care about, but there are also a few things that I get passionate about enough, to write about to people I don’t know. One of the things that I just can not talk enough about is education as I believe that everyone who lives in the Western countries needs to understand the absolute privilege and value of education.

I became passionate about education when I lived close to a family growing up their children and was not able to afford having their. I had no idea of the reasons why or even the legal ramifications of the situation. I just know that they did not go and that they never learned how to read or write. I remember feeling really sad about this, because I didn’t understand why I got to attend school and learn all these things when they couldn’t. And sad because I knew somehow that their lives would be very different than mine because they did not have the opportunity for an education.
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4 facts on online colleges: The process of enrolling

Selecting online courses or college is getting more popular in our days. The procedure of enrolling at one of these courses is simple and straight forward.

Students are requested to apply to one of the college’s degree programs, after researching the best accredited institution. Once accepted into an online program, students are asked to sign up for appropriate courses. Upon this, follows the registration process at the chosen course. When the students are accepted into the program, the real work begins.
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