Distance Learning Abroad Guide

Online education: how to stay at home and grow smarter

Technology is everywhere: we open the Internet instead of a book, order food from home and turn on the light while lying on the couch.In 2014, Boston Consultin gGroup surveyed 2,500 US secondary and tertiary students: 67% of them took at least one course or a mixed course remotely and were satisfied with the result.

For the first time, the idea of ​​education without the presence of students in one room arose at the end of the 18th century in Europe. The student received educational materials by mail, communicated with teachers and passed the exam to a trusted person or in the form of scientific work. This method reached Russia at the end of the 19th century.

Since the 1950s, viewers have watched various tutorials but received no feedback for obvious reasons. Distance education became truly widespread in the second half - in 1969, a distance education university, the Open University of Great Britain, was opened in England. Students paid low fees and hardly attended classroom sessions.

In the 1980s - a breakthrough - many had personal computers. Now those who wanted to buy educational games.Later, the Soviet-American project "School E-mail" was organized. In 2017, every home has a computer, laptop or smartphone, which means that the opportunities have increased.

Benefits

  • your own pace of work: if there is no time now, complete tasks tomorrow

  • interactive game exercises: diagrams, tables and diagrams will help you memorize the material faster, and the opportunity to compete in achievements with other students motivates

  • saving money: 2-3 times cheaper than in the traditional form of education

  • Internet access anywhere and anytime: study during breaks at work, play audio training on the way home

  • variety of courses and teachers: learn how music changes life (https://www.coursera.org/learn/music-life), or how to build a robot (https://www.coursera.org/learn/roboty-arduino)

Disadvantages

  • motivation: it is difficult to break away from videos with cats and practice

  • lack of practice andpersonal contact: it is impossible to communicate and interact with a person from another country

  • student identification problem: parents or tutors can pass the exam for you

  • Internet and personal computer: you cannot study withoutaccess

Types of online education

Learning process

Based on the description, goals, teachers you chooseone or more courses/area of ​​study. The main part of the training is video lectures, which can be watched many times.There are also texts, assignments, projects and chat with other students. After completing the course, it is possible to receive a certificate, or a diploma, depending on the site and cost.

Obtaining a certificate

Universarium (http://universarium.org), Coursera (coursera.org),Intuit (http://www.intuit.ru/), Khan Academy (https://ru.khanacademy.org), lektorium.tv and similar platforms are offered for a small fee (on average, 1500 rubles) to pass tests on the passed material.AND,most importantly, after completing the full paid course, you will receive a certificate that will be quoted by employers.

Getting a diploma

Some Russian and foreign universities create distance education programs.If you live, for example, in Chelyabinsk, and want to get a diploma from Moscow or Minneapolis, this option is suitable.

For a fixed fee, you will receive a higher education diploma indicating the form of study - "correspondence".As in the case of the traditional form of study, at the end of the semester there is a session with certain exams and coursework.

How to Apply

Requirements vary from university to university or program.If you want to get an international diploma, learn English. However, even the language requirements are likely to be more forgiving than in the case of full-time programs. One way or another, upon admission you pass the entrance tests online and send the package of documents before the deadline.

Below is a list of some places of study (the approximate cost for a bachelor's degree is indicated).

Boston University (USA)

Leading private research university in the USA.Consists of 18 colleges and schools, has 32,000 students from 100 countries (10% - foreigners).

More than 33 programs

Cost: $ 435 / credit

Capella University (USA)

The private online university was founded in 1993 and has over 24,000 adult professionals studying online at the university.

23 programs

Cost: $ 340 - 394 / credit + $ 150 / six months for books, materials, etc.

Liberty University (USA)

Largest Christian university ranked in the top 10 online universities.Founded in 1985, has over 95,000 students worldwide

More than 60 programs (you can even become a certified housewife!)

Cost: $ 390- $ 605 / credit

University of Liverpool (England)

The oldest city university in Great Britain was founded in 1881.Recognized for innovative teaching methods - the largest number of online degrees in Europe.

41 programs

Cost: € 45,300

University of Manchester (England)

The largest research center in Europe, where important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century were made.There are over 40,000 students from 154 countries around the world.

15 programs

Cost: £ 17,000 / year (Master's programs)

Ksenia Novikova

2022-01-14 07:17:52
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