PR Log (Press Release) –
Jan 22, 2009 – Educating.net is proud to announce the completion of its major renovation. In keeping up with the breath taking speed at which the Internet has evolved, Educating.net 2.0 meets the newfound capacities of the Web 2.0 and e-learning 2.0. Educating.net is one of the oldest and most respected vertical portals on the Internet for educational services. Founded in February of 1999, Educating.net is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a major new look and function for its website. Users will find the beautiful new home page easy to navigate with colorful pictures and many options to choose from. Of the more than 10 million sites on the web that might be considered relevant to education, Educating.net has filtered and sorted these down to a manageable 2000 sites that provide convenience and one stop shopping for education on the Internet.
Education in America is considered an $800 billion annual business, with e-learning (online electronic learning) being a $50 billion annual global industry. Rapid advancements in band width (speed that the Internet can be broadcast and received) and multi-media developments have brought online learning out of the shadows of traditional classroom training and into mainstream education. There are over 2600 accredited online college degree programs in the United States, with Penn State's World Campus a seasoned leader in this field having over 7400 students in its online programs. The largest college in America is now the University of Phoenix with over 345,000 students, nearly half of which are taking online degree programs. Nearly 3.5 million American students are participating in online higher education (college and graduate school). According to a collection of 355 research articles, there is "no significant difference between learning outcome in online vs. classroom training." (NoSignificantDifference.org)
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E-learning provides the student with convenience and flexibility, since the student no longer must travel or be someplace at a given time. Many e-learning classes are conducted at the student's convenience, meaning "asynchronous". E-learning has the potential of reducing pollution by limiting the needs for students to travel to their school site. Just sit at home in front of your computer to do your work. Much of the work is conducted in a paperless atmosphere online, further providing environmental advantages in saving trees. Education on the Internet presents the distinct possibility that education could become affordable to the many areas of the world, such as Africa, Asia, and South America, where insufficient teachers and/or classrooms exist.
Educating.net is perched in a key position to provide the world's 1 billion users of the Internet with access to a convenient and cost-effective education. Educating.net not only provides users with a human intelligence sorted websites that pick the best of the web, but also includes peripheral areas of interest, including travel, retirement options, and ways to meet people. The main categories of education on the Internet found at Educating.net include: K-12, homeschool, college, references, continuing education, career training, and fun learning.
Educating.net is proud to announce the completion of its major renovation. In keeping up with the breath taking speed at which the Internet has evolved, Educating.net 2.0 meets the newfound capacities of the Web 2.0 and e-learning 2.0. Educating.net is one of the oldest and most respected vertical portals on the Internet for educational services. Founded in February of 1999, Educating.net is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a major new look and function for its website.
