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09/26/2006

Booming Online Education Industry Fuels Need for Authoritative Resources
The annual growth rate of online education in South Korea alone is expected to be 20 percent by 2010, and with such strong international interest in online education, the need for concrete research and analysis about eLearning appears to only be increasing. The eLearning Industry & Market Research section on WorldWideLearn.com, the world's premier online directory of education, addresses the consumer need for authoritative information in the rapidly expanding online education field. The section offers whitepapers from the U.S. Department of Education, PEW Internet & American Life Project, American Society for Training and Development, and others to help online education seekers navigate the vast and fast-growing online education sector.

(PRWeb) - September 26, 2006--WorldWideLearn.com's eLearning Industry & Market Research section gathered dozens of whitepaper resources into one area to be a definitive resource on online education. The robust growth of online higher education--a rate over ten times the rate projected by the National Center for Education Statistics for the general postsecondary student population--suggests that even more people will need authoritative information about eLearning. Furthermore, in 2005, 74 percent of public institutions said that online education is key to their long-term strategy. Undoubtedly, the online and higher education options are going to continue growing.

"People have so many education options now that it can be tough to choose the right one," remarks Steven Jones, Managing Producer for WorldWideLearn.com. "Our eLearning section has collected the market research and authoritative advice that consumers need so that they can feel comfortable with online education and make good education choices."

The eLearning Industry & Market Research section features whitepapers from research or government groups such as:

  • U.S. Department of Education
  • PEW Internet Project
  • Sun
  • Internet Time
  • KnowledgeNet
  • Education Commission to the President and the Congress of the United States
  • WBTSystems
  • eLearning Guild: White Papers Resource Directory
  • THINQ: The Future of Learning
  • SSE
  • Epic Group
  • Delphi Group

In addition to those whitepapers, helpful links to other market research and information sites such as Macromedia, NewMindsets, American Society for Training and Development, and Bitpipe, Inc. are also available.

Growth in online education has been strong in recent years. Between 2003 and 2004, online education jumped in enrollment by almost 19%, from 1.98 million to 2.35 million. Concerns about the return of diploma mills are driving consumers to seek quality information sources to make the right educational choices.

WorldWideLearn.com (http://www.worldwidelearn.com/index.html) is the world's premier directory of education, featuring informative resources, more than 2,500 online courses, over 1,600 online degree programs, 200 online universities, and 2,300 campus-based career college programs. WorldWideLearn.com receives thousands of visitors each day and has been featured on MSMoney.com.