Online colleges and universities are experiencing rapid growth as more traditional organizations are investing in distance education. There has been a steady increase in the number of online degree programs and online classes at traditional universities. Technology advances have increased student access to library content through e-journals, e-books and databases. Online education is entering a new phase of development that places a greater emphasis on academic quality in degree programs.The author will briefly discuss recent enrollment trends in online education and highlight ways to integrate informal learning can into online classes.

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Encouraging Life-Long Online Learning

Brent Muirhead*
Faculty of the Graduate Dept ,University of Phoneix
Periodicity:April - June'2007
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.4.1.625

Abstract

Online colleges and universities are experiencing rapid growth as more traditional organizations are investing in distance education. There has been a steady increase in the number of online degree programs and online classes at traditional universities. Technology advances have increased student access to library content through e-journals, e-books and databases. Online education is entering a new phase of development that places a greater emphasis on academic quality in degree programs.The author will briefly discuss recent enrollment trends in online education and highlight ways to integrate informal learning can into online classes.

Keywords

Distance Education, Online Classes.

How to Cite this Article?

Brent Muirhead (2007). Encouraging Life-Long Online Learning. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 4(1), 19-23. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.4.1.625

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