The Rise of Online Education

The Rise of ONLINE EDUCATION The Internet is revolutionizing education and is becoming a preferred place to learn. Online learning platforms and websites offer training and education on a vast array of subjects - many without costing you a cent. THE INTERNET IS THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO LEARN TRADITIONAL THE AVERAGE ANNUAL EDUCATION IS TUITION FOR OTHER COUNTRIES: ON THE DECLINE: Huge increase in student debt and loans DEBT $7,700 $5,900 $2,200 $50K e Prices at top-ranked schools in the US can cost around $50K/year $13,500 $1,500 INTERNET IS BECOMING A FAR THE BENEFITS: SUPERIOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: Within 50 years, up to 50% of Flexibility & Affordable Interactive learning colleges in the US We're Convenience or free experience may be closed CLOSED due to the popularity of American colleges & 75% online education universities now offer some form of online education 10 Valuable Skills You Can Learn From Free Online Sources ONLINE VS. CLASSROOM LEARNING Web Development Many students feel that online learning is Animation & Graphic Design just as affective as a traditional learning environment </> Coding/Programming Students believe online courses Cooking 33% offer a wider variety of study O Computer/Excel Skills Students believe online 3 Electronics/Car Repairs 53% colleges are reputable Internet Marketing Students think knowledge and 50% skills gained online are more Foreign Language important Analytics/Statistics Students believe the future of 39% Music education as being more virtual ONLINE EDUCATION PLATFORMS Internet censorship remains a complicated issue, but as long as we strive to keep our With a free and open internet, education online content freely available, web-based online has developed in leaps and education will be an effective possibility for millions of people. bounds in recent years. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF ONLINE EDUCATORS: Udemy KHANACADEMY Created in: 2006 by: Salman Khan Created in: 2010 by: Eren Bali, Oktay Caglar, Gagan Biyani FREE DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION > Over 700 micro Lectures stored on YouTube, with content ranging from > Designed as a platform for instructors to host their courses mathematics and chemistry to > Within 2 months of launching the astronomy and microeconomics company, they had 2,000 courses and 10,000 users > 300 million lessons delivered > 500,000 people have received Their YouTube channel instruction via the website +1.4M subscribers +3M views O HOW IT WORKS O HOW IT WORKS > Instructors use the website's content platform to build courses by uploading video, PowerPoint presentations, Students watch the videos, complete PDFS, audio, zip files and live classes tasks and assessment and are able to work at their own pace and level of > Instructors can also interact with education students in real-time via discussion boards Provide personal statistics and charts student progress, as well as awards badges for the completion of tasks Udemy offers classes in a broad range of subjects, and the choice to charge for the class is up to the instructor (lIn the case of a paying and modules Teachers and coaches have access to class, the website takes 30%) the student's learning data You Tube FREE ES treehouse Launched in: 2011 YouTube EDU Launched in: 2009 DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION > Has over 1,000 video lessons on web The platform is localized in design, coding, business, and more. 56 countries and across 61 > They have 43,000 users YouTube EDU collects educational content from over 100 universities, colleges and educational institutes into one > 500,000 people have received HOW IT WORKS instruction via the website > Reward badges are issued for task completion > Companies like Simple and HOW IT WORKS LivingSocial recruit students as new employees based on how many You can create your own classroom by uploading videos to your YouTube badges they acquire > In July 2013, they launched their own channel mobile app to increase access to the online classroom The videos have 3 sub-categories: Primary & Secondary Education, Offers classes in markup languages, University and Lifelong Learning creative software, and programming languages, marketing, and business > Videos are also grouped by subject, which includes: Mathematics, Science, Utilize puzzles and challenges for History, Art, Social Sciences and students to test their new skills Business > Statistics are not readily available on how many users access YouTube EDU SKILLSHARE Learn real-world and practical skills from experienced teachers HOW IT WORKS > Students watch online lessons, Classes are grouped into 5 categories: complete projects, and then learn via creative arts, culinary arts, the feedback they receive from their entrepreneurship, lifestyle and peers in the class technology Teachers are any individuals with skills to share, and it is suggested > Classes are short in duration, often one evening, and are sometimes held in community venues that prices be kept around $25 dollars per hour CODECADEMY.COM LIFEHACKER.COM ITUNES U UDACITY.COM TOP 3 ACADEMICEARTH.ORG INSTRUCTABLES.COM 4 MIT OPENCOURSEWARE HOWSTUFFWwORKS.COM 10 WEBSITE 11 ALLRECIPES.COM FOR LEARNING MAKEUSEOF.COM TED.COM 12: COURSERA.COM While internet freedom is something which may be compromised at times, there are many places that are providing easy access to education. Online, there are countless study possibilities - from YouTube to social media groups, blogs and educational forums. As long as there is internet freedom, we will have access to these valuable educational resources. Hotspot Shield protects your privacy Hotspot Shield and enables you to unblock any Powered by AnchorFree website wherever you are. 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