We live in the information age, growing accustomed to information at the speed of light that the prospect of not having immediate access to countless numbers of facts and figures with a single click of a few buttons for many of us is simply disconcerting. For these reasons, it only makes sense that there are…
MOOCs in traditional education
Massive open online courses have begun to be integrated into traditional colleges — by making them eligible for transfer credits, and by putting them to use in introductory and remedial courses. The American Council on Education, and Coursera announced a pilot project to determine whether some free online courses are similar enough to traditional college…
Scholarships for online studies
With the increased interest for online education, the number of web pages offering online education information is significantly increasing. This competition is not doing any harm to anyone, particularly not the students or interested parties in distance learning. Here are some of the most commonly visited placed where you can gain information about the online studies…
10 Reasons online school is better for your future
If you are thinking about taking college classes to better your future, but aren’t sure you have the time, you should probably consider enrolling to online courses. Taking online classes will ensure your success in the future, as you can study on your own time at your own pace. They also prepare you for jobs…
E-learning will not completely replace the traditional learning
Interview with Prof. Vladimir Trajkovik, PhD, Vice-Dean for Science and Cooperation, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University “Ss Cyril and Methodius”- Skopje, Republic of Macedonia 1. How would you predict the development of e-learning on global level in the next 10 years? E-learning is a trend that exists for over a decade and is constantly…
Online classes in the cloud
With the growth of cloud-based computing, many schools are keeping to choose hosting their online and hybrid-format course content on their own servers. To me, it seems that cloud-hosting for online and hybrid courses fit in well with the current trend of “outsourcing” content from other schools via telepresence, cooperation between sister schools, and even…
Saving options for college
Every family with a child that is about to enroll at the college of his or her dreams are not aware that they do not have to spend a fortune in order to have the expenses for the studies covered in time or at all. The rising college costs continue to plague students and families…
110 school district partners in e-homebound education
The highly individualized learning program enables school districts in order to increase engagement and academic outcomes for students away from the classroom K12 Inc., leading provider of technology-powered individualized education solutions for students in pre-kindergarten through high school, announced that since August 2012 it has signed new agreements to provide its Homebound Education and Alternative Learning (HEAL)…
The values of an online degree
In today’s world, the job market is become extremely competitive. Most of times, whenever there is a job vacancy, there are a dozens of applicants trying very hard to compete to get that position.
Which is the best online university for you?
You are probably aware that the enhancement of internet technology leads to rapid growth of online education. Having said this it is a fact that online degree programs are increasing in popularity and creditability, where more and more online universities are available on internet offering degrees from Bachelor to MBAs and PhD and Subject areas…