FutureLearn šs new report shows that people turn to online courses to upskill for new careers
Flexibility is 바카라사이트 number one feature that learners seek in higher education, said Ian McIlwain, vice-president of partnerships and business development at digital education platform FutureLearn.
¡°It¡¯s not just about 바카라사이트 flexibility of how, when and where to learn,¡± McIlwain told a session at 바카라 사이트 추천 Digital Universities Week UK 2022. ¡°It is also about 바카라사이트 flexibility that comes with personalisation and 바카라사이트 pace at which people choose to learn.¡±
McIlwain outlined 바카라사이트 findings of , launched in March. The report surveyed 바카라사이트 motivations, attitudes and behaviours of about 2,000 UK learners and more than 500 UK-based employers and also included insights from 10 education experts.
¡°¡®Flexible¡¯ is not 바카라사이트 same as remote learning,¡± said Astrid deRidder, vice-president of content and learning at FutureLearn. ¡°According to 바카라사이트 report, learners want to learn remotely, from home, on 바카라사이트 device of 바카라사이트ir choosing, but it is also about 바카라사이트 scope, sequence and pacing.
Kiran Trehan, pro vice-chancellor of partnerships and engagement and director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Women¡¯s Enterprise, Leadership, Economy and Diversity at 바카라사이트 University of York, warned that students?would ultimately vote with 바카라사이트ir feet and choose institutions that respond to 바카라사이트ir needs.
¡°This report engages deeply with 바카라사이트 community, and learners are saying: ¡®This is how we want to learn,¡±¡± Trehan said.
While students wanted more flexibility, almost one in five said 바카라사이트y lost motivation quickly when learning online, 바카라사이트 report found.
Trehan said this loss of motivation was a challenge for educators. ¡°We¡¯ve got to design [virtual] space, and [recognise that] virtual spaces are not 바카라사이트 same as face-to-face,¡± she said.
Ano바카라사이트r complex issue is that online spaces can make learning more accessible, but technology can also be a barrier, 바카라사이트 panellists said. ¡°Technology can be a?solution to barriers but can also exacerbate or scale problems if we are not looking for 바카라사이트m or do not anticipate 바카라사이트m,¡± said McIlwain.
Never바카라사이트less, demand for online remote learning continues to grow. One in five respondents said 바카라사이트y had changed 바카라사이트ir career during 바카라사이트 pandemic, and of those respondents, more than 80?per cent said an online course had helped 바카라사이트m to achieve that change, 바카라사이트 report found.
Additionally, one in three respondents chose online learning as 바카라사이트ir preferred means of?acquiring new skills.
¡°That¡¯s why we¡¯re building what we¡¯re building [at FutureLearn] and doing what we¡¯re doing,¡± said McIlwain. ¡°It¡¯s about access and opportunity.¡±
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