Distance learning and online degrees make the world your classroom! From the comfort of your own home, you can receive a degree from an accredited university online and earn a certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree. There are a wide range of online programs for you to choose from.

BENEFITS

* Prestigious foreign degree, diploma, and certificate programs offered in India. The undergraduate (Bachelor's) and graduate (Master's and Doctoral) programs will be within the reach of Indian students.

* The tuition and fees will be in tune with the low cost of living in India. Students get valuable foreign degrees, diplomas, and certificates at low cost.

* Students will not incur expenses towards room and board, as they would be studying from home. Further, students will be able to pursue these p

rograms at a pace convenient to them.

* Students get first-hand knowledge of the latest global developments, trends and techniques from programs of foreign colleges and universities.

* Students will have better opportunities for employment and international careers by having a degree, diploma or certificate from a foreign college or university.

* Students will have better opportunities for further education in foreign countries if they are already equipped with a degree, diploma, or certificate from a foreign college or university.

* Students will not be faced with difficulties associated with obtaining a visa from foreign consulates by opting for these programs.

* Students will have the opportunity to transfer with credits to foreign colleges and universities for whatever they have studied in India.

What is Distance Education?
Distance education is education designed for learners who live at a distance from the teaching institution or education provider. It is study with an educational institution that provides organized, formal learning opportunities for students. Presented in a sequential and logical order, the instruction is offered wholly or primarily by distance study, through virtually any media. Historically, its predominant medium of instruction has been printed materials, although non-print media is becoming more and more popular. It may also incorporate or make use of videotapes, CD or DVD ROMs, audio recordings, facsimiles, telephone communications, and the Internet through e-mail and Web-based delivery systems. When each lesson or segment is completed, the student makes available to the institution the assigned work for correction, grading, comment, and subject matter guidance by qualified instructors. Corrected assignments are returned to the student. This exchange fosters a personalized student-instructor relationship, which is the hallmark of distance education instruction.
Distance education is available in practically any field, from accounting to zoology. Courses are offered in gemology, journalism, blacksmithing, child day care management, yacht design, and many fascinating subjects. Distance education courses also vary greatly in scope, level, and length. Some have a few assignments and require only a few months to complete, while others have a hundred or more lesson assignments requiring three or four years of conscientious study.
Distance education courses can be studied by anyone anytime and anywhere. Distance education is especially suited for busy people who wish to increase their knowledge and skills without giving up their jobs, leaving home, or losing income. You learn while you earn. Many courses provide complete vocational training; others prepare you for upgrading in your present job, without losing wages, experience or seniority. You receive individual attention, and you work at your own pace.
In recent years, technology has played a significant role in transforming the traditional distance education institution into a dynamic, interactive distance learning method using toll-free telephone lines, as well as a diverse array of personal computers, video devices, CD and DVD ROMs, online courses over the Internet, interactive devices, and other modern technological innovations.

Methods

Distance Education may use all forms of technology, from print to the computer. This range will include radio, television, audio video conferencing, computer aided instruction, e-learning/on-line learning et al. (E-learning/online-learning are largely synonymous). The increasing popularity of the iPod, PDAs and Smart Phone has provided an additional medium for the distribution of distance education content, and some professors now allow students to listen or even watch video of a course as a Podcast .

Electronic learning or E-learning is a general term used to refer to computer-enhanced learning. In many respects, it is commonly associated with the field of advanced learning technology (ALT), which deals with both the technologies and associated methodologies in learning using networked and /or multimedia technologies.

Key advantages of E-learning are flexibility, convenience and the ability to work at any place where an internet connection is available and at one’s own pace. E-classes are asynchronous which allows learners to participate and complete coursework in accordance with their daily commitments. This makes an E-learning education a viable option for those that have other commitments such as family or work or cannot participate easily e.g. depending on a disability. There are also transportation cost (and time) benefits with not having to commute to and from campus.

The cost benefits of E-learning to large corporate organizations are difficult to ignore. When using E-learning to train users of corporate computer systems, normally achieved by way of simulation-based learning content, the learner finds himself in a software environment that is exactly like the real one but which does not carry the same error risk. Unlike classroom training, users may repeat the E-learning course without duplicating the cost. When using E-learning simulations to assess learning progress, the instructor is assessing the actual competence of the user to perform a transaction and not merely knowledge of the system.

Other advantages of E-learning are the ability to communicate with fellow classmates independent of metrical distance, a greater adaptability to learner's needs, more variety in learning experience with the use of multimedia and the non-verbal presentation of teaching material. Streamed video recorded lectures and MP3 files provides visual and audio learning that can be reviewed as often as needed.

Testing and Evaluation

Students will be required to take examinations in a proctored setting. Assignments will be larger, longer, and more thorough so as to test for knowledge by forcing the students to research the subject and prove they have done the work. Quizzes are a popular form of testing knowledge and many courses go by the honor system regarding cheating. Even if the student is checking questions in the textbook or online, there may be an enforced time limit or the quiz may be worth so little in the overall mark that it becomes inconsequential. In smaller tests a professor may employ another computer program to keep all other programs from running on the computer reducing the possibility of help from the Internet. Used in combination with invigilators, a pre-arranged supervisor trusted with over-looking big tests and examinations may be used to increase security. Many Midterms and Final examinations are held at a common location so that professors can supervise directly. Many of these examinations are still on the computer in which case the same program blocking software can be used. Secure exam software and packages will be used to help professors manage their students more effectively.

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