6 Reasons Why Online Education Could Be Right For You

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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The benefits of online education, as opposed to traditional education, are numerous. From taking classes at your own convenience, to smaller class sizes, to the ability to combine traditional education with online schooling, online education can make life a lot easier. 

If you are considering going back to school or don't have the time in your schedule to commit to full-time traditional education, you are not alone. It is estimated the around 6.1 million students are taking advantage of the benefits of online education.

Flexible Schedule

One of the biggest appeals of taking online course is that you can do your course work from anywhere with an internet connection at times that best fit your schedule. As online course work continues to evolve, more and more recorded lectures and video presentations are being included in online schooling. Even though you may not sit in a classroom with a professor and your classmates, you are still part of a class of students and may work on group projects or study together. Your professor is easily accessible via email, and depending on your school via phone and Skype.

Customized Programs

If you are working full time, you may not be able to go to school with a full class load, but you can still earn your degree via custom designed programs. Sometimes these programs allow room for credits earned from your work experience, sometimes they are arranged so that you can apply credits you have earned from previous schooling, and sometimes they are simply paced so that you have a set goal for when you will complete your degree, even if you are not going to school full-time.

Can Be Combined With Traditional Education

Just because you are going to school online does not mean that you can't attend traditional classes. For example, you can go to nursing school online and when you are ready for your clinical units you can work them into your schedule at a local teaching hospital. However, you can do the vast majority of your coursework and learning at home or anywhere with an internet connection.

Attend Schools Near and Far

Sometimes the school you wish to obtain your degree from is out of state or out of country. When you obtain your degree online you have access to thousands of schools outside of your local area. This is particularly appealing if you are working in your city and don't want to (or can't) leave the area. 

Set Your Own Pace

You still need to complete your assignments, tests, and quizzes within the guidelines set by your instructor or professor, but you can pace yourself to study at a speed that works best for your schedule. Maybe you work full-time and do all of your studying on the weekend, or maybe you prefer to do one hour every night after work and the remainder on the weekend. When you go to school online, it is up to you. Some online classes are even designed with accelerated courses so that you can complete your degree faster than with traditional education.

Cost Effective

Depending on the degree you are working on and the school you are attending, online tuition is sometimes less expensive than traditional tuition. Even if you don't have a savings in tuition, consider the other areas of savings; sometimes your syllabus is available online, eliminating the need for books. You may be able to save money on childcare while you are at school, and time is money so no need to travel to and from class, which saves both time and transportation costs.

Online schooling has allowed millions of students to return to school, change fields, earn degrees that increase their pay scale, and give them the flexibility and freedom to take class at their convenience.

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Why More Schools are Choosing E-Books over Print Textbooks

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Even a decade ago, the thought of using e-Books in the classroom seemed like science fiction. Now, more and more public schools are choosing to buy e-Readers instead of print textbooks. E-Books are becoming popular even at the middle and grade school level, where children have traditionally used workbooks and similar tools.

Transitioning to e-Books is a logical choice for many schools. In a world where many students attend online colleges and use digital reference books, it just makes sense to buy e-Books.

Here are the most common reasons schools are switching to electronic texts.

Savings

The great thing about e-Books is they cost a lot less than print books. Even with the same edition, an e-Book is typically less expensive than the paper version. That means when you’re buying hundreds of textbooks for a school, e-Books save you a lot of money. The price of the initial e-Reader will barely make a dent in these savings.

Convenience

Electronic textbooks are also convenient for students. Instead of having to lug around half a dozen heavy textbooks, students only have to carry one slim e-Reader.

Using e-Books makes it easier for students to remember all of the materials needed to complete homework. The end of the school day is a busy time for students. Many have limited time to collect supplies before running to catch the bus.

Rather than having to worry about which books they’ll need, students can just take home their e-Reader. This means that with e-Books, students will miss fewer homework assignments and remember to study more often.

Health

Many students experience back and shoulder pain from all the books they have to tote around. Experts say students shouldn’t carry more than one tenth of their body weight on their backs, but this often isn’t possible. Smaller children could exceed their recommended weight limit with just a few books. If students have to carry books for multiple subjects or have a lot of homework, their backpacks could weigh 20 or 30 pounds.

In contrast with print textbooks, many e-Readers weight less than a pound. This means e-Books are safer for children to use.

Environment

Today’s schools are becoming more and more concerned with protecting the environment. Many districts have started recycling and are using eco-friendly cleaning products to keep their schools green. Others have installed energy-efficient windows to help cut electricity usage. Using e-books would continue these schools’ environmental initiatives. Since one e-Reader replaces dozens of textbooks, it saves a lot of trees from being cut down.

Tools for Study

With paper books, students can’t mark up the text, since pens and highlighters damage the pages. In contrast, students can highlight important passages on the screen of their e-Readers. This can really save time when they’re studying; rather than rereading long chapter, students need only review their highlights. Many electronic textbooks also have optional study guides students can use to prepare for a big exam.

Now that you’ve learned more about e-Books, you might want to see if your school district is thinking about making the switch! Let us know down below your good ideas. Also make sure to LIKE and subscribe!

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TED : E.O. Wilson - Advice to young scientists

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"The world needs you, badly," begins celebrated biologist E.O. Wilson in his letter to a young scientist. 

Previewing his upcoming book, he gives advice collected from a lifetime of experience -- reminding us that wonder and creativity are the center of the scientific life.

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Ted : William Noel talks about revealing the lost codex of Archimedes

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How do you read a two-thousand-year-old manuscript that has been erased, cut up, written on and painted over? 

With a powerful particle accelerator, of course! 

Ancient books curator William Noel tells the fascinating story behind the Archimedes palimpsest, a Byzantine prayer book containing previously-unknown original writings from ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes and others.

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Something from Nothing? A conversation with Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss

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Join critically-acclaimed Author and Evolutionary Biologist Richard Dawkins and World-Renowned Theoretical Physicist and Author Lawrence Krauss as they discuss Biology, Cosmology, Religion, and a host of other topics. 

The authors will also discuss their new books. Dawkins recently published The Magic of Reality : How We Know What's Really True, an exploration of the magic of discovery embodied in the practice of science. Written for all age groups, the book moves forward from historical examples of supernatural explanations of Natural Phenomena to focus on the actual Science behind how the world works.

Krauss's latest book, A Universe from Nothing : Why There is Something Rather than Nothing, explains the scientific advances that provide insight into how the universe formed. Krauss tackles the age-old assumption that something cannot arise from nothing by arguing that not only can something arise from nothing, but something will always arise from nothing. 

Founded in 2008, the ASU Origins Project is a University-wide transdisciplinary initiative aimed at facilitating cutting edge Research and inquiry about origins questions, enhancing public Science literacy, and improving Science Education. Since its inception, the Origins Project has brought the world's leading Scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, to Tempe to explore origins questions. The Origins Project has hosted workshops and public events that have focused on questions as fundamental as the origin of the Universe, how life began, the origins of human uniqueness, and the origins of morality. 

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New Windows 8 Book : Building Windows 8 Metro Style Apps with HTML5 & JavaScript

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Today we'd like to show you a brand new Windows 8 Book that is available for pre-order. It's called "Building Windows 8 Metro Style Apps with HTML5 & JavaScript" and it's being written by Jaime Rodriguez. 

I hope you guys are already familiar with these coding languages (HTML5 & JS). Here's the promo about the book :

Building Windows 8 Metro Style Apps with HTML5 & JavaScript will help web developers quickly get up-to-speed with developing next-generation “Metro” apps for Windows 8 with HTML and CSS. Microsoft Windows 8 Principal Evangelist Jaime Rodriguez guides developers through constructing a real Windows 8 Metro app from start to finish, using expert techniques and Microsoft-recommended coding patterns and practices.

Along the way, Rodriguez shares unprecedented insider insights into Windows 8 and Metro, making this an outstanding introduction to the platform for any developer. Readers will start by taking a “lap” around a typical Windows 8 Metro-style application, understanding its elements, how they fit together, and how Metro development differs from what they’ve done before.

Rodgriguez introduces Microsoft’s development tools and resources for Windows 8 Metro development, including Visual Studio 11, Expression Blend, and Windows Library for JavaScript (WinJS). Readers learn how to integrate data with REST, JSON, and XmlHttpRequest, use Microsoft’s new Metro controls and Store API, manage views, provide notifications, provide multi-touch interface support, integrate with hardware, the shell, and the Windows 8 OS, and much more.

Useful reference appendices present HTML5 and CSS3 standards, Metro design principles for developers, and more. I hope to contact and do an interview with the author in the future.

You can order the book from Amazon.

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