Online Education

The American education system is under assault.  As a result of severe budget cuts and outdated administrative models, schools are increasingly finding it difficult to provide a quality education for students.  The problems are monumental, but perhaps the most troublesome of concerns is the ever increasing student/teacher ratio.  Classrooms are becoming larger, with teachers unable to spend as much time with individual students or provide quality instruction.

In this age of educational budget cuts, many school districts have had to lay off teachers and subsequently increase the size of classrooms of the remaining instructors.  Where normal student/teacher ratios were a reasonable 25:1, they have now grown to over 35:1 (and higher) in many locations.  The results have been predictable.

Larger classes mean less individual instruction and attention that can be allocated to any one student.  Larger classes are filled with more diverse levels of students at varying academic achievement levels.  Classes and teachers, as a result, can only move as fast as the slowest student.  There are, of course, certain non-academic issues that surround larger ratios of students, such as disruptive behavior, that have to be accounted for as well.

Absent increases in educational budgets, hiring more teachers and building more schools; many administrators have found the problem an insurmountable one.  Fortunately, there is an alternative that may not have been considered, but that can nevertheless provide effective resolutions to these growing problems.  Learning management systems (LMS) is software that can provide educators with the tools they need to enhance their educational offerings.

A LMS is software that is designed not simply to manage and administer educational programming, but also to deliver instructional material as well.  Additionally, with its online capabilities, a LMS also offers access to a wealth of information and accessibility.  Not only can a LMS assist to alleviate the concerns of overcrowding in classrooms, they can actually enhance the overall quality of the educational experience.

Consider, for example, accessibility.  With a LMS, students are not confined to a specific classroom or instructor for course material.  Information that is delivered in class can be posted online later, with students having access to this information from other terminals in the school (or even from home).  Further, students will have access to teachers beyond the time limits set for each particular course.  With a LMS, students can interact with teachers virtually anytime that an instructor is available.

The possibilities are literally limitless in terms of the benefits that a LMS can provide. A LMS can allow instructors and administrators to reach a far greater number of students in an effective manner than would otherwise be the case.  This is exactly what is needed to help combat the educational crisis that is growing in our school systems.  A LMS is the right solution.

Robin Green is Director of Marketing for Coggno Inc., a San Jose California based LMS Vendor and has been with the new and revolutionary online marketplace for over 12 months.

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