On the Road: The Benefits of Long Distance Learning

The Solution for Both? Online Education

Travel offers valuable, "real life" education. Enhancing it with an online education makes good sense. Travel often increases the urge to return to school. Whether you need to fill those boring nights alone in your hotel, or your travels have piqued your interest in a new subject area, e-learning allows you to learn wherever, however, and whenever you like.

Tune-In Tokyo with Long Distance Learning

You may not be able to call your loved ones from Southeast Asia without waking them up, but e-learning is unaffected by time zones. All you need is an Internet connection, and your online education is ready when you are. Work when it's convenient for you.
Class notes are posted immediately, and you can spend as much, or as little, time with the information as necessary. You work at your own pace, not that of the entire class. Long distance learning enhances your travel experience, without distracting you from it.

E-Learning in the Global Village

One of the greatest benefits of an online education is that it actually increases your ability to communicate with others. According to researchers at Cal Poly, discussion boards, chats, and e-mails increase student motivation and participation in class discussions. The anonymity inherent in e-learning actually increases students' confidence, so they're more inclined to express themselves.
So although you may be alone in your hotel room, you'll be meeting new people from around the world, exchanging ideas, and advancing your education. And you can always bend your instructor's ear, no matter what time it is where you are. E-learning may just become your favorite traveling companion.
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Educational Benefits of Online Learning

Jessica Groach-Santina is a freelance writer with a background in media and promotions. She also teaches first-year writing courses at the University of Nevada, Reno.