Online University

With the arrival of the Internet in our lives in the century past, has emerged a very fast evolving technological fever in humanity, telecommunications have covered all aspects oflife and have made it posible the improvement of processes in industries, agencies of Government, population, etc. It is now posible to make a video call from any country in Europe other tan in America for example. Someone who is in thesalto angel takes a picture and go up to any social network and immediately his followers can see it and comment. The video conferences are a very important platform for online education.

Communication before this crazy technological evolution, was a Little complicated, information traveled to passage of horses, passing something here and they would have to wait a certain time depending on the médium to be able to find out. TV and radio helped somewhat improve these times, but it was the Internet that swept and is currently considered as a world of possibilities that have not yet been exploited in his tenth.

Social networks have been a very important tool for the expansión and use of the Internet, due to its proximity to the public has been given much information and advertising industry. An infinite number of companies rely more on your social  network tan in its website to attract the customer.

Now with the help of Internet you can study a profesional career from the comfortof home, and at work. You can be in a country living and be enrolled at one University in another, and all your evaluations are submitted online.

There are many universities around the world are moving to this area, which is economically very beneficial and in turn helps those who cannot be in person at a University by distance ortime.

With Online education can make your tasks at night, arriving from work, on a breakat work, or at any time that you choose. The important thing is that you turn since you will be evaluating.

The well-known case of OpenEnglish, is a company of a dreamer whichI managed to build an Academy of English with the Online education platform, and many people have studied in its platform and isconsidered a successful global company.

In addition to profesional careers many universities and academies offer courses, in many cases free that can  assist in the training of stakeholders and issue certificatesendorsed by the academies that dictate them.

We can say that the Internet is a universe of possibilities which has not yet been exploited significantly and that humanity does not imagine what with this means of communication can be achieved.

Advantages

Online University  reduces costs of materials of studies, many people who are working and are sucking a promotion, or want to finish his career that never ended up have the opportunity to enroll in a online University  and finish them, the more striking of a Online University  is that you don't need to meet a strict classroom schedule, with only your meet the time established for the fulfilment of your activities to the online University  doesn't care where time of the day do it.

Many online universities  provide you all the material you need for your career, they also send you very renowned texts which refer to, but now with the help of the internet most of the texts needed to study at Online University  you can get online in an easy manner, often free or economic.

Online universities are relatively economic, although a hardware and software platform quite strong and complete and the number of teachers needed for each subject is needed to operate a Online University  costs are quite reasonable due to the goal you're looking for. For many people it is impossible to see classes and that is why a Online University  is the solution.

Ten advantages of online universities are:

1. thousands of training opportunities

Online university have very wide variety of courses that you can take through the network, this will be good for you to choose which best fits your needs and your educational level as there are degree, MBA and master's degree courses and others.

2 costs

The money that the student must invest to complete their studies will not be a problem. Online university usually offer materials that may be downloaded by anyone from your computer. Even the download of lectures, texts and any other additional material.

3 will allow. you to save time

Online University are obviously not face-to-face. They allow you to save the time you spend in move and Park your vehicle if you were at a traditional course. This mode allows you to have your time. And you will gain in quality of life, you will spend a greater part of the day with your family, if you want.

4 choose when to study

You surrender more than morning or night? If you opt for a Online University programme you can choose when to study according to your taste and the rest of your activities. Ideally, you establish a routine to reconcile successfully work and classes.

5. flexibility to complete tasks

The courses require students to complete their tasks in a period of time but who to choose for the online mode may do so when they deem it. You can even forward them to be able to take holidays when they please or leave forming and decide the moment at which wish to give evidence.

6. it allows continuous training

Many people, especially women, decided to devote himself to the tasks of the home until their children start school. By this, momentarily left his career. However, during this period of pause you can continue training in a way that when resume their work, are updated. In addition this can be measured by your superior.

7 balance work and employment

This is another advantage of Online University. They allow you to live with both activities without suffering the stress of those who must work and, at night, attending class.

8. your courses are not atrasarán

Sometimes, for climatic reasons, many kinds of conventional courses can be canceled by implying that the half lengthen. In the online classes that will never happen, even if your internet a day doesn't work.

9. focus on your needs

Online University allow the student focus on the tasks that will be useful for the work, and thus also save time.

10. transfer of appropriations

Some schools allow you to take some credits online and others in a traditional way. In this way, go on vacation to a place very far to your school, will not be a problem. You can comply with both.

A global Look

Online education is now a reality. That is why we show a panoramic view of some virtual courses in United States and Canada in training of undergraduate, postgraduate and free courses.

In United States and in Canada there are different regional, national or international organizations of universities with online education programmes. In Canada offering programs at distance is quite wide by the seniority and experience of this country on the issue. The amount of programs and modalities, or resources needed for the development of programs, varies according to each University.

Among the organizations involved in online education in these countries stand out:

Canadian Virtual University (CVU): Association of 12 Canadian universities specializing in virtual education and distance that allows the use of courses outside universities for the creation of new programs.

Commonwealth of Learning: international organization, part of the Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth of Nations, Association of countries of the former British colonial empire), through which it seeks to innovate in education systems in all the countries of the community, especially in the poorest.

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC): Association of all universities and Canadian colleges. It has a tool that allows you to filter programs by mode of study, knowledge area, location of the University and language (English and French).

Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE): professional organization which promotes research in open and distance education, as well as the use of educational technologies.

Platform edX: developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. In it you can take free online courses for which a certificate is purchased. This certificate is not obtained directly the universities but a subsidiary on the platform (MITx, Harvardx). These courses may not homologated as college courses to apply for undergraduate or postgraduate degrees.

Also in the United States there are universities with virtual as Pennsylvania State University or University of South Florida campus which provide distance education prior to applying to universities. At Harvard University, there is a wide variety of virtual courses; However, to obtain an undergraduate or postgraduate degree it is necessary to comply with a minimum of credits of classroom materials on campus.

There is also a national ranking in United States for the best virtual universities can be found at the following link: http://www.thebestschools.org/blog/2012/02/20/25-online-colleges/

Upcoming deliveries we will make more detailed analysis about specific offerings in virtual education around the world.