Date Post: October 2, 2011
Applying technology tools or channels to the education system as technology based learning have helped student’s performance. Nowadays with the use of technology such as internet through online education have open the doors of opportunities to adult population who are willing to further their education, but they don’t to leave their jobs, home and even families. With the use of online education it has help adult learner to sit in their class from their own geographical locations as long as he or she has computer and the internet service. “Eduventures, an educational consulting firm, reports that non-traditional students of which working adults compose the vast majority have the fastest growing demographic segment of higher education student population. These busy, consumersavvy students are looking for quality, convenience, and flexibility qualities that align closely with web based distance learning” (Ubell, & Mayadas, 2003). Learning through online distance education has helped students to organize the schedule and time management time each task or daily life activities. Online distance education environment also provide online learner new ideas and information other classmates comments, posts and suggestions from the class discussion thread. Not only, but learning from different perspectives will help each leaner to improve their learning skills, communication skills and job skills.
References
Ubell, R., & Mayadas, A. F. (2003). Online learning environments. Encyclopedia of distributed learning. Thousand Oaks , CA
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