openPR Logo
Press release

Real Truths of Online Education

04-16-2012 10:52 PM CET | Science & Education

Press release from: Global Academy Online, Inc.

/ PR Agency: University Promotion Marketing
Dr. Fred DiUlus, online education systems inventor and Director of the non profit online Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise (CEFE) and the creator of its international university builder, Global Academy Online, recently spoke out on the real truths of online higher education. The forum was the Journal of Online Education.

According to research undertaken by the Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise over the past 15 years, 90% of students around the world who experience traditional and online education side-by-side at some point in their academic lives, rate online learning as superior or as good as traditional classroom teaching. The myth that a degree obtained through an online program is not as credible as a traditional classroom education is simply, states DiUlus, “A myth “.

The myth is held on to; DiUlus goes on to say, by college administrators and professors who perceived the risk as too costly to their own careers fearing for the schools and their own reputations. “Within the last four years, many universities have been drawn to online education, not because they consider it worthy or they changed their minds about its value, but because of their necessity to survive economically in the face of legislative and benefactor cutbacks in support.” He notes that many see online education as a cash cow, not as a way to really improve their knowledge delivery.

Consequently, financial survival not academic excellence is driving the detractors to adopt online programs for their schools at a record pace. The result according to DiUlus is shoddy prep and ill prepared educators. “The school’s ability to support infrastructure and the declining financial health of their institutions is seriously impacting administrative decisions to go online, not the lofty idea that the value of the education is actually better.”

When Dr. DiUlus is asked what he holds for the future of higher education, he states, “Colleges and universities as we know them will cease to exist in a generation transformed by technology and 24/7 continuous education online.”

XXXXX

Global Academy Online, Inc., (known as The Academy), is an international online education university builder.

Developed and created by the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise in 2002 to service colleges and universities worldwide, The Academy has become a premier supplier of global private label online degree programs, curriculum, and instruction. These specialized private academic services are available exclusively to organizations, associations and individuals desiring to create eLearning and distance online education institutions.

To further the public understanding of the value of online higher education, The Academy publishes annually a free eBook, the Best/Worst Online Degree Program Providers, an international guide detailing the world’s best known online degree program providers and how they rate and rank annually against each other. The eBook is the oldest and best known ratings and rankings of online higher education providers.

LaFonda Oliver-Bowen
Sr. VP, Director of Communications
Global Academy Online, Inc.
1776 I St. NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
432-847-4040
loliver@globalacademyonline.com

This release was published on openPR.

Permanent link to this press release:

Copy
Please set a link in the press area of your homepage to this press release on openPR. openPR disclaims liability for any content contained in this release.

You can edit or delete your press release Real Truths of Online Education here

News-ID: 218242 • Views:

More Releases from Global Academy Online, Inc.

Home Schooling Invades Higher Education
Higher education is changing at a rapid rate. So rapid, in fact, is the change coming, professors from some of the most respected colleges in the world are touting free education online. The opportunity for free learning and college degree preparation on a global scale today is expanding at an unprecedented rate According to Dr. Fred DiUlus, an early pioneer in online higher education and the father of online college
Global Academy Online Creates $50M Hybrid Startup
Global Academy Online, Inc., a Washington DC based privately held university builder announced today the formation of an international consortium to develop hybrid universities in Vietnam, the Peoples Republic of China, Costa Rica, Canada, and the USA. Each project according to CEO, Dr. Fred DiUlus is valued at approximately $10 million and expected to service approximately 100,000 students within three years. The mammoth project has been in development
Education Pioneer Honored for 50 Years of Service
Education Pioneer Dr. Fred DiUus was recently selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who publications for the 15th consecutive year. Marquis Who’s Who publications are the original and legendary biography books listing outstanding individuals whose lives are singularly notable. Marquis has been doing this for over 100 years. They have set the standard of excellence in recognizing outstanding Americans and world leaders. DiUlus is among 95,000 Americans to be chosen
Global Academy Online’s CEFE Joins President Obama’s Council on Service
Global Academy Online announced today that its non profit Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise (CEFE) has teamed with the White House to become a Certifying Organization for the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, a national program recognizing Americans who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service. Established in 2003 by former President George W. Bush to give Presidential recognition to individuals, families and groups who meet requirements for volunteer

All 5 Releases


More Releases for DiUlus

Online College Programs Breaking Free
In 2002 Global Academy Online, then a fledgling online college degree program curriculum provider proffered the idea of creating a tuition free online university. That university was named The DiULUS Institute after the family name of the CEO and founder of Global Academy Online, Dr. Fred DiUlus. The DiULUS Institute was correctly recognized by Inside Higher Education in 2006 as the brainchild of Dr. Fred DiUlus. Recognized early on as
Home Schooling Invades Higher Education
Higher education is changing at a rapid rate. So rapid, in fact, is the change coming, professors from some of the most respected colleges in the world are touting free education online. The opportunity for free learning and college degree preparation on a global scale today is expanding at an unprecedented rate According to Dr. Fred DiUlus, an early pioneer in online higher education and the father of online college
Avoiding Problems with Online Schools
The most problematic online colleges and universities according to the recently released 2011, 8th edition of the BEST WORST ONLINE DEGREE PROVIDERS are all found in the USA. The book shows that nearly 80 higher education institutions fall into this category. The author is online education pioneer and the father of online education ratings and rankings, Dr. Fred DiUlus. In addition to the marginal schools, Dr. DiUlus also identifies the
Global Academy Online Spreading the Wealth of Knowledge
How does one go about spreading knowledge around the world, at no cost and with the educators and trainers all donating their time and talent without leaving their home or office? CEFE, the Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise, a non-profit education arm of Global Academy Online, DC based university builders, is doing just that. CEFE, the sixteen-year-old cyber based non-profit ethics and entrepreneurship education provider for professionals and
Peanuts, Popcorn, Accredited Degrees
Marginal online accredited university growth is booming. According to the latest updates in the 2010 edition of THE BEST WORST ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS over 80 accredited online college providers are marginal at best, providing little academic rigor and virtually no chance of transfer to a top tier university for an advanced degree. Dr. Fred DiUlus, the author, CEO, and Founder of Global Academy Online, Inc., the first online university builders in
One Man’s Passion to Revolutionize Education and Crush Ignorance
Author and international online education expert Dr. Fred DiUlus, wants to “crush ignorance through knowledge” and that knowledge he says, “We can deliver.” DiUlus offers that dedicated individuals can do this with or without the aid of today’s schools, training centers, colleges and universities. For him and his colleagues, it’s a 21st Century education revolution all made possible by the invention of the cell phone, computer, and the Internet placed