E-learning is a rapidly growing learning tool used for people all over the world and for all ages. Majority of the electronic learning products are purchased for young children prior to entering elementary school or for adults that are out of school trying to further their education. Ambient Insight released that the spending on electronic learning products should double by 2014 based off of data from 2009. Online schools such as University of Phoenix Online, the enrollment from 2008-2009 had increased by 22%.
These products also include learning devices such as Rosetta Stone, children's tablets from vTech which help enhance reading and talking for young children. Some parents have solely used e-learning with their children to protect them from bullying in public schools. I think that this could be a helpful tool for children to get ahead in school at a young age but I also believe that children should be put in school so that they can experience social interaction. As for adult e-learning is a great thing because it allows you to further your education on your own schedule and from home.
Source: http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2010/03/03/The-Future-of-E-Learning-Is-More-Growth.aspx?Page=1
As far as e-learnings go, they are okay more so in situations where you couldn't go out and do hands on learning instead. Like going to a physical college campus and sitting through lectures being around other people going through the same things would increase ability to learn. Instead of staring at books mindlessly trying to teach yourself something you know nothing about. E-learnings have also began to take over a pretty large portion of trainings for jobs in the work environment. I've been through countless e-learnings for work myself and I can with 100% assurance say that for someone like myself, actually getting out and training hands on blows e-learnings out of the water. Information retention is much easier learning things hands on rather than sitting in front of computer screens.
ReplyDeleteI agree Daniel,
ReplyDeleteBut I also commend people who are not able to get out and go to college and sit in classes that get an online degree. I think a degree from a physical college would be more credible and reliable to employers also. It's great that Phoenix is expanding, but I wonder how employers see a degree from that university. The same as from any other college?, or discredit the degree for only being online.
I am all for taking online courses, but an entire degree online seems like a downgrade from other degrees that employers can choose from.
Some statistics that I found were:
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), taking a random sample of 449 randomly selected HR professionals from SHRM’s membership, published a study on August 2010 called Hiring Practices and Attitudes: Traditional vs. Online Degree. Here are some of the findings that may be of interest to those thinking of pursuing a degree online:
The Good
55% of organizations indicated that if two job applicants with the same job experience were applying for a job, it would not make a difference whether the job candidate’s degree was obtained through an online or traditional degree program.
79% of organizations indicated that they had hired a job applicant with an online degree in the last 12 months.
87% agreed or strongly agreed that online degrees are viewed more favorably today than they were five years ago.
The Not-So-Good
Only 49% of employers believe that online degree programs are equally as credible as traditional programs.
56% of employers believe that graduates of traditional degree programs communicate more effectively than students who graduated from online degree programs.
65% of employers disagree with the statement that graduates of online degree programs have greater self-discipline than students who graduates from traditional degree programs.
(Source: http://ebusinessdegree.org/are-online-degrees-worth-anything-in-business/)
I would say that to ensure that EVERY employer takes you seriously, get a degree from an accredited business school. (i.e., BELK School of Business)