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from:Education is an essential factor in being a productive member of society. It helps to determine career choices, social status, and financial wellness. It has been a long held theory that the higher educational status a person has, the better off financially they will be. Fortunately there are numerous options available allowing students from any walk of life or economic situation to advance their educational potential. One of those is online education.
Online education is just one of the advantages to the world wide web. Students, parents, and teachers all have used the Internet to provide resources to assist them in the pursuit of higher learning. The tools provided by online education can help students from pre-school through doctoral candidates.
Parents have an amazing resource at their fingertips to begin the learning process at home with their young ones. The preschool set and their parents can choose to work with a wide variety of websites specifically geared for their growing abilities. Some sites provide interactive activities that help expand the skills and intellect of this young group. Once children become school age, online education continues to be a benefit. The Internet can be used to as a research tool, help with homework, and even online tutoring. Some school systems have set up websites especially designed to allow parents the luxury of checking on their child’s progress. Home schooling parents see the benefits of educational resources online as well. Full lesson plans and communities of home-schooled families can be found on the Internet and greatly add to the online education experience.
High school students reap the benefits of the Internet as well. They have access to many of the same advantages as their younger counterparts. Homework assistance and research abilities are just two of the ways older students can make the Internet work for them.
One of the fastest growing versions of online education is the many, many program available to help people earn online degrees. There are a large variety of schools, colleges, and learning institutions that have developed higher education programs. For the most part, these programs are geared to remote area students, adults with jobs, and the disabled. While anyone with the financial ability, school approval, and desire can take advantage of this relatively new trend; it has broadened the horizons of many non-traditional students. Many students have taken advantage of earning a degree this way to further advance their careers. They have also used it to move on to earning a higher degree, such as taking a bachelors degree earned in a traditional university setting and earning a masters degree online. The potential is enormous.
The Internet is a wonderful place to expand knowledge and learn new subjects. Not just for surfing and blogging anymore, online education is simply the wave of the future.
Adult Online Education News
EducationDynamics Aims to Combat Falling Retention Rates Among Non-Traditional Learners With the Debut of Its Adult, ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
It is no secret to American Sentinel University that among student populations, online learners are most at risk of dropping out or transferring schools. Compared to traditional undergraduates, student retention rates for adult and online learners can be 20 percent lower (Frankola, 2001; Diaz, 2002).
Read more...English, High School Courses Offered Online (The Morning News)
ROGERS -- Adult education courses in English as a second language and GED preparation will soon be available via distance learning.
Read more...Mozy launches Mac-based, business-level online backup (MacNN)
Mozy has launched a new online backup service intended for businesses, MozyPro for Mac. It is currently in beta form, offering backup services for businesses that rely on Mac desktops, notebooks and servers. It represents an extension of MozyHome, and allows businesses using either Mac OS X or Windows to backup all computers while managing both backup and restore processes from a web-based ...
Read more...Online MBA Survey by GetEducated.com Reveals Most Distance MBAs Require No GMAT or GRE (Centre Daily Times)
Considering an Online MBA (Masters of Business Administration) but don't want to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE)? GetEducated.com's National Survey of Online MBAs has revealed that the majority of Regionally Accredited Online Business Schools - more than 70% - have abolished the GRE or GMAT for MBA admission.
Read more...Education Calendar: 10/07/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
The Education calendar is published weekly. To submit information email awidmer@record-eagle.com ; fax (231) 946-8632; or mail to 120 W. Front St., P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685-0632. Items should be received at least two weeks in advance.
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