“Last three years have witnessed an exponential growth in the enrollment of online courses. The students who enrolled to courses exclusively grew to 15.4 percent in the year 2017 which was 14.7 percent in 2016. The overall enrollment to both in-person as well as online courses grew to 17.6 percent in 2017 from that of 16.4 percent in 2016. And the percentage of total students who at least enrolled to one online course increased to 33.1 percent, which was 31.1 percent in 2016.”
The above mentioned statistics puts a spot-light on the fact that online courses are gaining more and more of recognition with each passing year and this opens opportunity door for the educators who are looking to give a boost to their profession and business.
When educators create online courses, they are not just a method of earning or establishment for them but are also a useful source to the students who are searching for relevant study material. It works both ways, a good source of income and business recognition to educators whereas a good source of knowledge for students.
There are numerous benefits of online courses to students but when it comes to teachers, there are no less.
So here is a list of top benefits for subject experts and tutors when they create online courses embracing the technology of online learning.
Generates earning Selling out knowledge at reasonable price generates steady earning for educators making it a passive source of income that never stops.
Recognition Educators mostly establish their coaching or institute business but fail to popularize it among a large pool of relevant students. If there is no source for them to prove their expertise then how can they attract enough clients? This is the chance that they get when they create online courses. They get inspired by the recognition they receive by sharing their knowledge through courses and being acknowledges as experts among students, peers and professional from the similar field.
Educating and helping students Teachers are one of the main factors who shape the future for children. As much as they share their knowledge the more positive feeling they get. By helping out the students, enhancing their skills and creating their career path, teachers get a sense of fulfillment in their life, knowing that they have inspired so many students by bringing out the best in them.
No geographical boundaries By creating free online courses or even paid, teachers can reach up to multiple students at once from anywhere around the globe. When teaching in coaching and institutes teachers outreach is limited to that particular area and they cannot connect on a broader level. But with courses educators get opportunity to showcase their work on another level.
Greater opportunities Once publishing the courses on an online learning platform, teachers come across various opportunities as they get recognition in the world of education. Often they receive offers to collaborate with larger bodies to design and publish courses. Also if teacher is attached with some learning institution or coaching then the brand name also gets recognized bringing in more of students.
Teachers will learn Learning is a two way process of give and take. It is nothing like that teachers can only impart knowledge but not seek. Every student who gets in touch with the teacher comes with its very own experience and new knowledge that is shared in an environment of growth.
Experiment upon new concepts Courses cover a wide range of topics and one can even put in their very own ideas or concepts where there is flexibility to do so. You can also try different methods of creating a course and see yourself that which one is more effective. These days feedback plays an important role in knowing what you need to continue with and what needs to be changed. So keep a tap on feedbacks by students and apply them when making a course.
Self-improvement Creating video courses can greatly improve your communicative and interactive skills along with presentation sense. This enhances the daily face to face classroom sessions and dealing with the parents and guardians which is an everyday work of an educator.
Innovate your stuff In courses that are a bit lenient and are more bent towards creativity such as fashion designing and arts hold a good opportunity to display innovative approach. Teachers can play a role in starting a new trend or idea with their innovation and show a new outlook to students.
Develop collaboration You can create greater ties with other faculties and teaching bodies that have appreciated your work and want to work along with you. When you make free online courses you get visible to broader population which is not possible with traditional teaching environment. Hence, you get a chance to collaborate with universities and colleges and other experts from your very own industry.
Conclusion
Since technology has started to change the existing methods of education, teachers are experiencing a huge shift in conventional methodologies. They are adopting new trends such as online learning platform and other online tools and making the old educational methods much more revolutionized. Online courses are one of the many boons of technology to education that are bringing benefits to not only students but teachers too. This is the reason why it is being readily accepted and only getting more and more of fame with time.
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