0000003985 00000 n H�\T XUu�������M$xX��R�T��Dᡍ�,Z��"���E.�b�%�3FI-GM��. Those are the two main advantages of online learning that lead many students to opt for online platforms when they want to earn a degree or certificate. But 2020 has shown we have great resilience. 1708 51 0001096096 00000 n The maturity of education technology has also enabled online education to become more manageable and accessible than ever before. Online Learning Journal –Volume 22 Issue 1 March 2018 206 toward learning, understanding, or mastering the knowledge, skills, or crafts that academic work is intended to promote” (Newmann, Wehlage, & Lamborn, 1992, p. 12). ?u���>ԅ{p���v�~���� ���zyq������jP������!�B94� But with an increasing number of “netizens” in rural areas in many developing countries, online education could be used to reach the last group of citizens without proper access to education and hence fulfill Sustainable Development Goal 4 concerning quality education. What is Online Learning? 0000505977 00000 n In this workshop we will explore what the experience of online learning is like for students and how it has changed the role of the instructor. 0000002062 00000 n The first: for-credit courses where students enrolled in tertiary education take online classes offered by home or other higher education learning institutions for credit. Journal of Technology Education Vol. 0000504672 00000 n xref 0001095203 00000 n Instead of worrying whether or not online education can ever be as good as more traditional formats, perhaps we should instead focus on how we can use it to deliver quality education for people all over the world, particularly the poor and underserved. 0000001347 00000 n 0001093579 00000 n 0000002883 00000 n Some well-known cases include the MIT OpenCourseWare and the Harvard Online learning. Perceived job insecurity caused by the coronavirus pandemic is a serious stressor affecting mental and physical health. Let’s start first by looking at what exactly it is. � ����������@�P�(‹�3��p$0�:�]``�e9r�U�s����3��s*|�Ue��|�1����y�DGF�]�=�A 1,����)c�b8�d����r�Q�!Ԇǎ����N5���� !�W�͙�1� x��T�Oe�\{�Z+��F�Iզ� 0000009074 00000 n Star teacher, for instance, has become a popular teacher evaluation mechanism in China and South Korea, two of the largest e-learning markets. 0000008019 00000 n Its growing financial value is matched only by the swelling numbers of students choosing to follow an online course. 2488 0 obj <>stream Online courses and degree programs are more convenient and cheaper than their counterparts in traditional education. 1708 0 obj<> endobj 0000002602 00000 n While governments have confirmed that they can no longer afford to subsidize their educational efforts as generously as they used to. 0001093480 00000 n 0001094145 00000 n Regarding potential benefits, the promise of individualized and personalized instruction suggests an ability to tailor instruction to meet the needs of students with disabilities. H�b```f``������r�A�X����cT`�j�� To tackle the question of teaching quality, a number of providers have turned to user rating and internal evaluation. Furthermore, some argue that online education has significantly helped make education more accessible, thus achieving the aim of “education for all”, a theme that has become a global mandate since the 1990s. 0000004092 00000 n 0001095681 00000 n %PDF-1.3 %���� %%EOF The growth of online education has not been without challenges. 0000001310 00000 n 0001096241 00000 n For starters, more and more institutions of higher learning have introduced or reinforced their online education platforms, the main considerations being cost reduction for students and recruitment expansion in face of rising competition. World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use. 0001095549 00000 n 0001093909 00000 n 0000007197 00000 n It’s been estimated that this will grow to $255 billion by 2017. $�nb`bd�|�e`$���I��QrP��~�l0 Nk] 0000504786 00000 n 0000002830 00000 n Tucker (2003) states that distance learning classes reach a broader student audience, better address student needs, save money (for both the school and student) and more importantly use the principles of modern learning pedagogy. ��c���u��:B�]Ò��(����F�45S �il]���f��XX��&���fK�pFq�J&Y � ��޶3�>�����}����. The demand for online courses is derived from a push “to provide quality education to all students, regardless of location and time” (Chaney, 2010, p.21). Since its early inception in the 1960s, online education has been constantly criticized for its apparent lack of quality control, particularly the scarcity of high-quality teachers.