Elements of Distance Education Diffusion

First let me say I do agree with G. Siemens about the growing acceptance of distance education in today’s society. I believe that the events of September 11th change everyone’s view on America belief and security. I make this association because, we as Americans realized that we can’t do business like you use to do. Companies didn't want to take chances on loosing their employees. Loosing their companies, stocks dropping and high insurance pay outs wasn't a way for a business to survive. You seen more virtual meeting, telephone conferences and in some cases, private charters planes were rented for important meeting. Business small and large had to rethink their operation.

Schools and universities want to limit the amount of students on the campus but want to keep the enrollment high. Online education was the answer. Thur online learning, more people could be enrolled from the safety of their home instead of travelling to the campus everyday. Most courses are designed for people who want to combine the convenience of online delivery with hand-marked assignments, personal support and feedback from expert instructors. These university-accredited courses provide you with the skills to write and design technical documents, business letters, reports, proposals, web pages, help systems and online courses. E-learning has become an attractive training option for many companies.

The classes that are offered online combines a self-paced lesson designed for the working adult. A adult that normally has a family, full time job and the desire to improve themselves. At the beginning of each course, the instructor provides students with a schedule for group chat session and assignments. This provides each student the chance to work through the reading and interactive requirements. If students develop any questions, they have the opportunity to access to their instructor via email, live chats, and the discussion board. The work assignments provides the students the chance to practice the new things they have learned.

Online learning has become a favrable ave and alternit method of learning. To stay more competative, more and more universitys are offering online classes because they see a new market they can tap into.The results of a degree from an online instution is becomming more common, and understood that they are as difficult if not more difficult then traditional classroom learning.

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