Title

Online Education Programs For Adult Learners In Higher Education

Abstract

To serve a significant portion of the student population, adult learners, in the academy in the 21st century, this chapter argues that online education (e-learning) has the potential to open wider the door to greater access and advancement for learners across their life spans than the traditional four walled classroom. Some of the major issues revolving around online education and adult learners, such as policy, access, completion, and equity, are addressed in this chapter. The purpose of this chapter is to identify future technology trends, and then show how we can rely on practice and research to harness the great yet untapped potential of online education to promote online education programs, especially among adult learners. Policy, access, completion, and equity must be well addressed if online adult education is to be employed effectively and efficiently.

Publication Date

3-31-2014

Publication Title

Andragogical and Pedagogical Methods for Curriculum and Program Development

Number of Pages

250-273

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5872-1.ch013

Socpus ID

84945996870 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84945996870

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