Online Education v/s

Traditional Education
Online classes and Traditional classes are two
types of learning styles. They both almost the
same kind of education and offer quality learning.
You will also have a teacher and you will be
following course outlines of the lessons.

Facts and Figures:

first initiated in 1960 (University of Illinois):

classroom based in linked computer
terminals
nearly half a million pupils in the USA are
being taught online solely (out of approx. 40
million)
96% of traditional universities offer online
coursework
by now nearly a third of higher education
enrolment takes place online

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Why online education taking off these days?

Online courses allow students to take
courses from different states and even from
different countries
Traditional schools (or so-called brick and
mortar institutions) are offering more online
courses in response to the surge of online
universities
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job market has become much

competitive in the last few years

companies cut back on labour to stay in

business

education

is

more

extremely

important for employees who want to be

more

competitive

in

their

current

positions or want to transition into a new

career

level of competition for good jobs has made

obtaining a certification or degree an absolute
necessity

Forecast:

in the next five years, the American

market for online education will plateau

the European and Asian online education

markets will grow steadily, contributing
over $100 billion to the industry

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more general: The overseas market

(outside the US) is expected to grow 50%
by 2014

by 2014, about 15% of American

pupils/students will receive online
education at least partially

by 2017, the American market is expected to

contribute $220 billion dollars for online
education (currently approx. $80 billion)

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