We often forget that before the widespread use of the Internet, people did not have the opportunity to receive a higher education, because they could not pay for a university education and work at the same time. But with a computer and Internet access, you can get an education from anywhere in the world. Therefore, more and more universities offer online opportunities to receive an education today. All you have to do is open a web page and you will see Google ads for colleges where people can apply to college and get educated from home.
Just think how this has opened the doors for people with disabilities who don’t have the mobility to attend a university and live on campus, especially when there was no accessibility for people in wheelchairs as many of the buildings were built before of the Americans with Disabilities Act. it became law. Under this law, any building undergoing renovation must be accessible, and any building built after 1992 must be accessible.
Higher education with the advent of online learning also allows older Americans the opportunity to receive a higher education even while they are working. Since we are currently in a down economy, there is a lot of debate about whether or not getting a higher education will make you more unemployable and valuable to a company. What we often forget is that we are continually learning even after finishing our formal education.
Here is a scenario for you to consider how online learning has become part of your everyday life. She completed her formal education at the undergraduate level during a time when jobs were plentiful and went to work for the corporation thinking she had a job for life. After 20 years on the job, your company has decided to reduce the number of employees in the workplace, and you have to decide whether or not to stay in the same field, or whether or not to enter a completely different field. different.
Once you made this decision, you realized that you have to go back to school and update your formal education, but you feel uncomfortable living on campus and taking classes with students who were 15 or 20 years younger than you. With the use of the Internet you can apply for and attend classes from the comfort of your own home, and still work.
Here is another scenario that will help you decide if this is for you or not. When you went 20 years ago you used a typewriter where you had to use carbon paper and bleach for corrections. Today, with the use of computers, you have to learn how to use software and incorporate it into the work you do on a daily basis. You don’t have the opportunity to attend classes, but you can learn online how to use the software and incorporate it into your business. This also makes you more valuable to the company because they would rather not have to pay to retrain an employee.