Acting as a succour to the educational sector across the globe, rapid technological advancements have completely overhauled the way traditional research universities and institutes function today. Technology aided learning has helped educational institutes break the barrier, facilitating students to benefit from the networking opportunities, which they would have else missed out upon if they were caught in a web of classroom learning.
Since quite some time, E-learning has proved to be a pragmatic option for students who – for some reasons – are unable to access on-the-ground education. The growing popularity of E-learning can be measured through a mammoth $1.5BN deal between LinkedIn and Lynda.com, which gave birth to LinkedIn learning, enabling the networking portal to offer around 5,000 online courses of different fields to people across the globe.
Moreover, the pedagogy and the scientific know-how commoving online programmes receiving a considerable facelift daily, it makes for a better alternative for not only the general students, but also for people looking for a flexible study option owing to their family and work commitments, and the ones who live in geographically remote locations.
Benefits of Online Education:
The benefits of online education do not just restrict to students. Even the universities benefit from this advanced way of learning as it eliminates physical boundaries, aiding them to recruit potential, and more deserving students who drop higher education owing to lack of resources and family boundations.
With thousands of online programmes available, students might be left baffled for choice. In addition, lack of proper guidance and expertise, might lead them to enrol for a course which falls miles away from their forte.
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