CUSD: Home School-Benefits of Online Learning
Benefits of Online learningOnline learning is rapidly becoming an acceptable form of content delivery in many states across the country. Students are being asked to take courses on-line in order to prepare them for higher level learning and eventually, the career paths they will follow. Some of the benefits of online learning include: - Individualized learning that meets the students at their academic ability level whether they are working on, below or above grade level.
- Students can repeat all or parts of a lesson until they have full comprehension of the concept being taught.
- Students can take courses that aren’t regularly available to them through traditional schooling.
- Students can work at times that are convenient to them and not necessarily during traditional school hours.
- Students can have direct access to the online teacher and get personalized attention for questions and support.
Fast Facts About Online Learning - Online Learning Expands Options: “The first impetus to the growth of K-12 distance education was an interest in expanding educational options and providing equal opportunities for all learners”
- Online learning is Effective: “Equal or better”: “One conclusion seems clear: On average, students seem to perform equally well or better academically in online learning.”
- The use of computer technology begins at a young ages: 67 percent of children in preschool were computer users, as were 80 percent of those in kindergarten”
- 42 states have significant supplemental online learning programs, or significant full-time programs, or both. In April 2006, Michigan became the 1st state to require online learning for high school graduation.
**Facts from North American Council for Online Learning
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