Learning networks crisscross and turn in complicated ways over distances previously unthinkable, permitting hundreds of new possibilities for education in Peru. Opportunities to study for U.S. and Canadian university degrees and take specialized courses while staying at home or the office in Peru are now online. Many of the prestigious universities in both countries are committed to making the online learning environment stimulating and reflective of recent trends in technology and research. “Knowledge anytime, anywhere” is a motto for such programs.
Technologies are improving rapidly with video and teleconferencing frequently combined with Web2 tools such as MySpace and Twitter that stimulate interactions among participants. Course support tools are rapidly being developed that ease the process of student registration and record maintenance, access to information and consultation with professors and fellow students. Development of online courses is expensive, time-consuming and requires efforts to train professors in course preparation and maintenance. Many universities and other educational organizations collaborate in consortia to share talent, training and production costs and create accreditation systems to be vigilant about quality.
This WebScout provides access to a few search portals to help you find the courses you might want to take, examples of degree programs offered by traditional universities, and a few examples of consortia universities have formed to collaborate. Keep in mind that the same places that offer degree programs offer hundreds of non degree courses as well.
Concept Map of Pros and Cons of Online Education
http://www.nisd.net/cmptecww/active/mod4/products/button/DistanceLearningProsCons.htm
Search Portals
Online degrees, certificates, courses, training, background articles & more
Yahoo
http://education.yahoo.net/degrees/index.html?article=featured_surprising_job_growth&txt=online_education
Elearners.com
http://www.elearners.com/
Learn4Good Canada Online Learning
http://www.learn4good.com/distance_learn/canada_online_learning_college_education2.htm
Examples of OnLine University Degree Programs and Courses
Artist Teacher: Boston University
http://www.elearners.com/online-degree/10820/Master/MS/Master-of-Arts-Art-Education/Boston-University
Education: Calgary University
http://www.learn4good.com/distance_learn/canada_online_university_education_degree_courses2.htm
Fashion Marketing: The New School/Parsons School of Design
http://www.elearners.com/online-degree/10160/Associate/AS/Associate-of-Applied-Science-Fashion-Marketing/The-New-School/-Parsons-School-of-Design
Government: Harvard University (scroll down list of courses)
http://www.extension.harvard.edu/2008-09/DistanceEd/offer/
Leadership Dynamics: University of Minnesota
http://idlwebdb.cce.umn.edu/details2.asp?id=ABUS-4041-87
Management and Technology: University of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/online_ed.shtml
Occupational Health: McGill University
http://www.mcgill.ca/occh/distance/courselist/
Open Courseware (Free) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm
Project Management Online: Boston University
http://www.elearners.com/program/8064/Continuing%20Education/CE/Certificate-of-Project-Management-Online/Boston-University
System Design and Management: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://sdm.mit.edu/distance_experience.html
Examples of University-based Consortia
The College Network (partner examples: Boston University, George Washington, Indiana, University of Southern California) http://www.college-net.com/
University Alliance Online
http://www.elearners.com/college/university-alliance/
Canadian Virtual University
http://www.learn4good.com/distance_learn/canada_online_learning_university_programs2.htm
Distance Education Canada
http://www.distancestudies.com/profile.cfm?artid=29018
Read a Bit More about the Pros and Cons of Distance Learning
Suite 101
http://distance-education.suite101.com/article.cfm/pros_and_cons_of_distance_learning_for_adults
eHow
http://www.ehow.com/about_4576654_distance-learning-pros-cons.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art
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