Online Learning: A global agent in higher education with huge prospective

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Online Learning: A global agent in higher education with huge prospective Online learning is a vast and expanding platform with considerable prospects in higher education. Making eLearning effective requires knowing how to manage and access the resources since many challenges exist. It is like plunging into eLearning without an effective strategy when one does not have a roadmap to guide them from start to finish because they would lose learners in the content. Over the last decade, countless efforts have been made in higher education to integrate developing Internet technologies into the teaching and learning process.

Higher education institutions are increasingly embracing online learning, and the number of students enrolled in remote learning programs is fast expanding at colleges and universities around the country. Because of these changes in enrollment expectations, many states, institutions, and organizations are developing strategies to implement online education. Isberne Online Schooling is an American-style school that educates students worldwide in the United Arab Emirates. We provide NEASC and KHDA-recognized specialized learning and instruction for grades K-12. ISBerne, the International School of Berne, is a Swiss-accredited middle school. Higher education is experimenting with dozens of e-learning tools (such as electronic books, simulations, text messaging, podcasts, and wikis), new ones appearing every week. We confront instructors and administrators with such technology ‌when budget cuts and reconsideration are common.


To compound the problem, disgruntled students are dropping out of online programs while clamoring for more rich and engaging online learning experiences. We argue that the growing popularity of online learning, the abundance of online technologies, the budgetary issues, and the opportunity for innovation have combined to create a "perfect e-storm," combining pedagogy, technology, and learner demands. With the increasing popularity of online education and its significance for postsecondary institutions, higher education institutions need to offer quality online programming. According to the literature, student achievement and satisfaction are two ways to assess the quality of online education. Academic accomplishment studies have yielded varied results, but some academics argue that online education can be as effective as regular classroom training. Several studies on student satisfaction in online courses or programs found ‌students were both satisfied and unsatisfied. Another important aspect of quality online education is faculty training and support. Many scholars believe that when instructors teach online courses or residential courses with Web additions, they play a different role than typical classroom teachers. Such increased responsibilities for online professors necessitate education and assistance. According to particular case studies of faculty development programs, such programs can help instructors shift from face-to-face to online teaching.


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