Top 10 Advantages of Online Education Infographic
People from the twenty-first century will agree – it is important to get a good education, it helps to feel safe about the future. However, after graduation not everyone knows whether they made the right choice or where they want to go from there. People need money and in order to earn them some start working after high school, others when they graduate college or university. In both cases the chances are pretty slim that right now you are pursuing a dream profession. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics “The average person born in the latter years of the baby boom (1957-1964) held 11.7 jobs from ages 18 to 48, with nearly half of these jobs held from ages 18 to 24.”
No matter where you are heading, knowledge is something that’s needed in every dream profession. The good news is that it is something that is offered now by both traditional and free online education. In some fields it can be acquired through experience, but there is no doubt about it: without fundamental knowledge it is hard to move in any direction. eLearning a.k.a. online education courses offer not only fundamental knowledge, but knowledge in any field that you are currently interested in.
1. CONVENIENCE
You can get an access to educational materials when you want to and not when you have to. This way you don’t have to majorly readjust your schedule.
2. VARIETY
The amount of available material grows with each day. Now it is possible to learn almost any profession or skill.
3. SIMPLICITY
The interface of these platforms is simple and user-friendly. From the look of it, these interfaces were developed for different types of people.
4. VERSATILITY
Most of these platforms have mobile apps. This allows for the users to listen to lectures even when taking a stroll in a park.
5. EXTRA MONEY
Learning a new skill can help you earn extra money online. You can do it from the comfort of your home and you don’t have to leave your job. Moreover, the diploma (certificate) can help you to ask for more money, because you will have a solid proof of your skills.
6. AVAILABILITY
SAVE YOUR MONEY. You don’t have take into account your financial situation, because a lot of these courses are free. You know what they say: create opportunities and not excuses.
7. SELF IMPROVEMENT
With new knowledge you can become whoever you like. For example you can became a popular blogger and share your experience of how online education changed your life and helped to live up your potential.
8. TRUST
A lot of world’s most valuable companies when hiring will take into account diplomas (certficates of achievement) that were received online).
9. CONNECTIONS
You will meet new/people who share your new interests and find friends online and in real life.
10. QUALITY
The quality of online education is not worse than the quality of traditional education. Some of the lectures are taught by professors, which work in some of the best universities. Others are taught by certified professionals and other qualified specialists.
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