Teleconferences Offer Alternative Means of Getting an Education

Oct. 14, 2009 - PRLog -- FreeConferenceCall.com offers teleconferences and other services that can be used by schools and other learning institutions to set up distance learning classes. The usage of phone conferencing is a cheaper, effective, and more available means of holding distance learning classes.

Distance learning is basically the attainment of education, whether it is informative or skills-based, through a technological medium. In higher education, for example, schools are offering undergraduate degrees and certificates through distance learning classes. Over 55% of these institutions offer credited classes and in the 2006 – 2007 school year there were 11, 200 college-level programs created completely for distance learning.  

Phone conferencing is one of the media that are used for these distance learning classes. It is a relatively inexpensive service, especially since companies such as Free Conference Corporation offer free conferencing, charging long-distance tolls only. Apart from the financial benefits, it is also more available to a larger number of people since it uses common phone technology. Phones are also a familiar technology, which makes them easier to use for the vast majority of people. Moreover, it is an interactive technology. It allows students and teachers to converse as if they were in a classroom, even though there may be hundreds of miles between them.

As of 2001, over 3,077,000 students are enrolled in distance learning classes. It is undeniable that distance learning classes will be a norm in educational institutions, if they are not already. This alternative to traditional education broadens the availability of learning to a wider range of people. And along with these classes, teleconferences by the Free Conference Corporation will take part in this more inclusive means of education.    

For more information on phone conferencing and free conference calls by Free Conference Corporation, visit the company website, http://www.freeconferencecall.com, or call 877-482-5838.

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About Free Conference Corporation:
Founded in 2001, Free Conferencing Corporation (http://www.freeconferencecall.com/aboutus.asp) is an industry pioneer and leading provider of collaborative communications solutions serving small to large-sized businesses, communities and organizations around the world. More than one million registered users already depend on Free Conferencing Corporation's conference call services, including the company's flagship product FreeConferenceCall.com®, for reliable, cost-effective and easy-to-use audio conferencing. Free Conferencing Corporation's pioneering all-digital network is built on proprietary media servers, using both PSTN (public switched telephone network) and advanced VoIP-based services to deliver unparalleled, high-quality audio conferencing services at the best pricing models available. For more information, please call 877-482-5838 or visit http://www.freeconferencecall.com.