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.
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