Articles tagged with: Online Learning
MIT recently announced an exciting new initiative, known as MITx. This new platform will offer many of the MIT courses to the public for free, and will have a certification component for those who want to pay a nominal fee and show mastery of the material. This is fantastic news, especially from the University that pioneered free online learning through it’s Open Courseware project. Bloggers and Tweeters alike are broadcasting the coming of unlimited free higher ed for everyone and predicting that soon millions of learners will be participating in …
One of the hardest things about distance e-learning is trying to stay focused and motivated when sitting alone in front of a computer. There are several factors that can determine whether distance learning is appropriate for a particular student, including self motivation, ability to filter out distractions, and strong reading comprehension, among other skills. But there is no doubt that for many people the isolating feeling of staring at a computer screen can be a big turn off.
The leading factor in not completing an online program for many people is …
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