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Tip To Makes E-learning Experience Better 201
By: mr nad Date: March 20, 2014, 1:29 pm
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E-learning or online education is fast becoming a good
alternative for a lot of students. A main attraction is its
affordability, allowing someone to keep their day job and be a
student at the same time. The National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), reported an enormous increase in the number
of students enrolled in at least one distance-learning course
between the years 2002 and 2006. It further reported a
prediction from the research firm Ambient Institute that the
number of online students taking all their classes online will
increase a further 3.55 million by 2014 in the US alone. Of
course, one of the potential benefits of E-learning is that you
don�t even have to be in the same country of the institution at
which you are registered.
Now if you think that taking a distance learning degree or
course online means that you will be stuck on your own, relying
upon your own resources, perhaps now is the time to reconsider.
In terms of the quality of the student experience, the balance
is tilting in favor of E-learning. Not only that, there are also
a number of ways to enhance learning or help you along with your
studies. Want to find out? Read on.
On-line Libraries
Do a search on digital libraries you can access online. Chances
are your college or institution you�re with already has its own,
however, broaden your horizons and check out what else is there
online. JSTOR and EBSCO are a couple of examples of digital
services able to access the back numbers of thousands of
academic journals. Try them!
Other Online Resources
Most web searches throw up a Wikipedia entry near the top of its
list. Beyond this handy reference guide, however, is a growing
array of high quality online resources that are available for
free or can be accessed for a nominal registration. Project
Gutenberg is just one example, already possessing more than
40,000 free e- learning books.
Student Forums
Even the smallest institution will have more than one student on
a program of study. A great way of overcoming the loneliness of
long distance learner is the online forum. Although voluntary,
these are a great way of sharing experience, swapping
information and general encouraging one another through their
studies.
Social Networking Sites
Forums are usually operated under the aegis of the educational
provider, and as such are monitored and moderated by a member of
its staff. That is why many students prefer social networking
sites such as Facebook or Google+, either as a supplement or
even as a complete alternative. They find the informality and
freedom of these sites less inhibiting.
Controlling your studies
As well as online libraries and supplementary learning
facilities, most distance learning institutions provide their
students with the means to access their own records. They can
review past assignment feedback, chart their progress through a
course, follow study calendars, and even check their predicted
final grades. It is all at their fingertips
Your Online Tutor/Teacher
A fear of many e-learners is that they will have a diminished
relationship with their tutors because of the geographical
distance between them. Ironically, the opposite is the case:
tutors in distance learning institutions will invariably be more
accessible than their colleagues in colleges requiring physical
attendance. When they say �don�t hesitate to get in touch�,
they actually mean it. So use them � they are there to support
you all the way.
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