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Traditional education settings are expensive to run. They have buildings \u2013 sometimes vast campuses \u2013 which need to be maintained.<\/p>\n
Electricity and heating. Administration staff. Cleaning staff. Educators. IT infrastructure. Textbooks and other reading material.<\/p>\n
It all needs to be paid for and maintained. Textbooks especially as an ongoing and exorbitant cost to most institutes. Not least of which because of how quickly they go out of date.<\/p>\n
This is in part to the phenomenal pace at which society now moves. But that\u2019s of very little comfort to a student learning from a book several years out of date.<\/p>\n
Online learning courses don\u2019t have textbooks. All the course materials are online and all instantly accessible.<\/p>\n
So, the material is never out of date. Nor is there the cost or waste of replacing textbooks.<\/p>\n
Moreover, you can consume the material as soon as you want to, as much as you want to, making your learning more efficient.<\/p>\n
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Because online education is\u2026online and there are no buildings within which to sit, there are \u2013 unsurprisingly \u2013 no classes to attend. Because there are no classes to attend you save a lot of time.<\/p>\n
There is no commute, be it from home or a mad dash from work. There\u2019s no time spent in classes trying to learn a condensed course while keeping one eye on the clock because you need to get home.<\/p>\n
Instead you can just focus on the learning.<\/p>\n
However, you also save yourself the logistical headache of attending classes. If you\u2019re working, you need to make sure you leave with plenty of time. Or swap shifts. Or agree to take a shorter (or not) lunchbreak with your line manager.<\/p>\n
If you have children, you need to arrange for childcare. Whether that\u2019s a neighbour, a childcare service or your partner, you need to make sure everyone is where they\u2019re meant to be at the right time.<\/p>\n
Then you need to find the time to do the work you\u2019ve been set ahead of the class the following week. It\u2019s a lot of pressure.<\/p>\n
Online learning allows you to map out times when you can study. The best advice is to block out the things you can\u2019t move. Work, holidays, birthdays etc. That then gives you a clear indication of when you can study.<\/p>\n
This has the added benefit of determining when you can realistically complete your course. While you have 2-years to complete an Access to HE Diploma, your schedule may allow you to complete it sooner.<\/p>\n
Things change at an alarming rate. So much so, there are very few industries that aren\u2019t innovating quicker than most people can keep up.<\/p>\n Be it engineering or marketing, it doesn\u2019t take much for skillsets to become obsolete or, at least, antiquated.<\/p>\n Online learning gives us the opportunity to stay ahead of the curve with short courses to learn the latest method or technology.<\/p>\n Similarly, short courses allow us to pivot our skills into new areas of interest, diversify or start a side business.<\/p>\n On a more fundamental level though, online courses allow for materials to be updated quickly and efficiently, with minimal cost.<\/p>\n Because the material is the most up to date it can be, you are moving forward in your career equipped with the most relevant knowledge.<\/p>\n Online courses have a higher completion rate than their traditional counterparts. There are a few reasons for this.<\/p>\n One is assessments are a regular part of your progress. Either through assignments or short tests. These give you a clear steer of how well you\u2019re doing and the detailed feedback that comes with it gives you areas to work on.<\/p>\n Studies also suggest that regular assignments increase engagement and note taking.<\/p>\n Studies conducted by IBM also indicate that knowledge retention with online learners increased by a factor of 5.<\/p>\n The other advantage of online learning is you can consume the information as many times as you need to until you understand.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll never have that \u2018blink and you missed it\u2019 moment you can sometimes get in a class when the teacher changes the slide too quickly.<\/p>\n The upshot of all this is that you are more likely to complete and pass an online course than you are in a traditional setting.<\/p>\n Which means you are more likely to progress your academic or professional career. And it doesn\u2019t get more efficient than that.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stonebridge Associated Colleges is a leading online learning provider, offering a wide range of courses from A Levels<\/strong><\/a> to Access to HE Diplomas<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n If you want to learn something new or start a journey towards an exciting new career, we can help.<\/p>\n Simply get in touch <\/strong><\/a>with a member of the sales team or enrol online<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n To view our range of fully accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma courses click the link below.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nAgility<\/h3>\n
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