ERIC Number: EJ1092241
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
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An Overview of Online Education in India
Ibrar, Mohammad
International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, v4 n1 p6-13 Jan 2012
For over the past years, online education has been quite an option for several learners who have a hard time in going to school campuses due to several reasons such as financial resources or having a hectic schedule. There are several individuals who prefer to continue their higher educational learning through online system. Since, online education offers flexibility of time which allows the learners to be flexible with their schedules and can still manage to perform several obligations in life such as having a full time work. Having an online degree will also add weight to resume of job seekers. Online educational system is a great support for individuals who have some disabilities in their body which hinders them upon going to a school or college campus. Since, online system is very much accessible to use upon, it only requires the presence of internet connection and computer in order to access the career education courses that are being offered by the different virtual schools in the net.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Disabilities, Distance Education, Web Sites, Indexing, Shared Resources and Services, Collaborative Writing, Editing, Web 2.0 Technologies, Information Dissemination, Electronic Publishing, Periodicals, Audio Equipment, Handheld Devices, Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication, Barriers, Asynchronous Communication
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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