How Common Are Online Courses?

Distance learning modules that allow to study from home is a popular concept especially between the working people who aspires to achieve higher education as well as to maintain their professional work portfolio at the same time. The online admission and study facility of this program has widened its acceptance ratio; the flexible time schedule, offshore mode of interaction facility, and cost effective course fee is the main reason for the ascending popularity of these courses. The home –based study courses are available in correspondence degrees, tele-courses delivered by radio or television, CD-ROM Based learning process and online degrees.

The below mentioned statistics prove the popularity of the module of distance learning.

There are more than 25,000 online home based courses available only in USA and this is comprised of 76% online home based study courses around the world.

In the field of online courses Canada is leading in the world in offering number of courses of online version and of distance education module.

Professional courses on business management and computer learning is in highest demand in the home based learning options and this demand signifies the segment where this module of learning is has received high response.

Most of the home based courses are meant for under graduate level and in Unites States the approximate number of students pursuing academic career with home based study module by online option is 3 million.

Some of the educationist has explained the distance learning course on online version as an antithesis of traditional educational system where there is no compulsion on the students to follow discipline and time schedule set by the institution. On contrary some are of opinion that the distance learning or home based study is an extension of conventional learning methods where the students need to act as self starter but the course, examination, evaluation is done as per the set standard by the regulatory authority that is same for home based and regular course to impart teaching.