Friday, February 25, 2011

Trends in Online Tutoring

e-Tutoring or Online tutoring, is fast gaining popularity across the world as an online service, giving students help they need to succeed. Online tutoring can take place in real time or asynchronously via chat, whiteboard, videoconferencing, audio conferencing, discussion boards and private messaging. Now tutors can provide assistance to students from anywhere they have an internet connection. Tutors often work across multiple courses, sections and grade levels, and students sometimes need tutoring in more than one discipline. To teachers and working professionals it means a different method of working in the ever rewarding field of education and to earn extra income from the comfort of your home. You can also enjoy the flexible benefits within the home environment. It is predicted that freelance tutors and home based services will balloon over the next few years as more and more people seek out additional revenue streams.

There is a huge potential for the online tutoring concept. This demand will continue to grow as parents all over the world are recognizing the importance of education in the increasingly competitive employment industry. There is also an international trend toward supplementary education. Many parents of average students want to maximize their child's educational opportunities and encourage a deeper interest in school subjects.
The special needs of students has also driven the home tutoring market upwards with schools unable to provide the necessary one-on-one attention these students need to perform well in school. With job descriptions and daily tasks evolving faster than schools can produce qualified job candidates, many employers rely on constant, on-the-job training to remain competitive. For higher education like the Master's or PhD's, email conversations and email submissions are also gaining larger acceptance. E-learning programs help companies push new skills and critical improvements to line-level staff members quickly and efficiently.

As the world encounters more developments in communications technology, we can expect more changes in the way that education is delivered to students. Online tutoring is here to stay and will contribute a great deal towards achieving the dream of a well-educated society irrespective of the school the students attend.

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