What if you are interested in learning about forensics or want to take a creative writing class for credit toward a bachelor’s degree? These—and thousands more courses that one wouldn’t ordinarily think could be taught via the Internet—are available online.
A. Frank Mayadas, Ph.D., Program Director of the Sloan Foundation, observes that asynchronous learning will drive online learning to provide classes on a breadth and scale hardly imaginable. He sees specialized courses growing and notes that it’s already happening. Online learners now have a spectacular range of possibilities, from full-fledged doctorates to classes in doll-making.
When distance learning was first developing, it was primarily geared toward working adults in their late twenties to mid-thirties. They wanted to enhance their career development or get the degree they hadn’t gotten because of jobs and families. Institutions that offered online learning catered to their interests, with professional courses and degrees in business and health.Read more...
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