Online learning has opened up wealth of educational opportunities.

This post comes from the Newark Advocate. Jason Hetterscheidt, like many 31-year-old men, has an extremely demanding schedule. He has been married for five years, has a 1-year-old son and works at Ruth's Chris Steak House to support his family. While this scenario might not seem remarkable, Hetterscheidt also is a full-time student in the Associate of Applied Science Registered Nursing Technology Program at Central Ohio Technical College. Hetterscheidt admits that "the only way that he can remain in the nursing program [due to his hectic family life and his odd work schedule is to take online courses whenever possible."

Online courses have come a long way in the last 10 years. The first online courses were nothing more than notes on a Web page. They did little to motivate or engage the learner. Today's online courses are rich with multimedia learning tools such as animations, tutorials, recorded lectures, practice tests and even a set of online flashcards that can be customized to accommodate the individual learning needs of each student. In fact, as the quality of online learning tools has increased, instructors have increasingly incorporated the use of these materials into their traditional courses. To read the rest this article click here.