ONLINE LEARNING: A 21ST CENTURY APPROACH TO EDUCATION

Abstract

Online learning (e-learning or e-education) is a learning/teaching system based on utilizing electronic resources, with a network enabled transfer of skills and knowledge, in which delivery of education is made to a large number of recipients at the same or different times. E-education is popular because every day people turn to the internet to access information, online courses are now inevitable like never before, virtual classrooms are on the rise, and the number of students registering for online courses has increased tremendously. Online learning activities are increasingly being used by personnel in the corporate sector. The World Wide Web (WWW) is being used to improve communication, collaboration, sharing of resources, promoting active learning, and delivery of education in distance learning mode. Hence, this research explores online learning as a 21st century approach to learning.