E-Learning: Healing and Helping Communities

In places of poverty and loss, eLearning institutions are beginning to emerge as successful educational tools. Distance learning programs in areas of need provide education for those who don't have access to a regular classroom.
As distance learning becomes more popular, communities all over the world are using eLearning to educate themselves and improve their lives. Distance learning allows students to get an education even if their community has no resources to build or maintain a school.

Distance Learning and the Global Classroom

AllAfrica.com reports that vocational educational centers in Ethiopia are slowly turning into eLearning centers. As a response to crowded buildings and limited equipment, the education system is making the shift to eLearning, allowing students to connect wherever they can get online.
Students benefit from getting an education online because it allows them to attend classes even if they live in places where it may be too costly to build a school and difficult to find teachers. Online, qualified educators use eLearning to train students from a distance.

Rapid Growth in eLearning

Nations across the globe are beginning to notice a shift towards distance learning. In India, 23 percent of all higher education is now categorized as distance learning. By 2010, India hopes to increase that figure to 40 percent, easing the need for brick-and-mortar schools while fulfilling their citizens' growing desire for education.
All over the world, countries and communities are discovering that distance learning allows them to develop with less physical space, and gives their people the opportunity to improve their earning potential. As students across the world enroll in trade schools and degree programs online, we get closer to creating a global community.
Sources:
Universities, TVET to Be Connected Through e-Learning" by Yonas Abiye for AllAfrica
A Tectonic Shift in Global Education" by Daniel, John; Kanwar, Asha; Uvalic-Trumbic, Stamenka

Amelia Gray is a teacher and freelance writer in San Marcos, TX. Amelia earned a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from Arizona State University.