This article "Online Education Grows Up, And For Now, It`s Free", published on September 30, 2012, by NPR, talks about a new concept of education that was created in the 1990s. According to this new field of education, everyone has the opportunity to study in a good university, spends less time, and has more interaction and less lecture.
First of all, the article talks about an example of success thanks to an online course. That student was qualified for an online course offered by Coursera, an of the most famous online courses websites, and reached a great job. Then, there is an explanation about how online education works, its greatness, outlook for the next years, and its advantages.
However, the article also shows some disadvantages of online education and explains why it can`t replace all the traditional education.
In additional, the article explains how online education is growing up, its ability to increase in thousands the number of students, its cost, and its goals.
Online education is no longer a promise, but a reality. The challenge for universities is to adapt to this, invest in new online courses, and give the opportunity for all stakeholders can enroll the online courses.
