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There are thousands of such exciting tales of learning and adventure. Among the premises of this book is that the learning days that you, your parents, and your grandparents experienced are no longer the same as those seen in schools, educational institutions, and worldwide training organizations. The World has changed rapidly. He never made it to high school since he had to work. Take, for instance, David Thomas from La Tribe University in Melbourne, Australia. David completed his dissertation from home while making hundreds of new archeological discoveries in Afghanistan using tools like Google Earth to zoom in on points of significance. Like my grandfather, Rip Van Winkle could not wake up from a long sleep today and recognize the tasks and worldly activities that take place in many schools. Nor would Plato recognize the academy he started in today-s world. Too much has changed or the world is in the process of changing. While all this is impressive, much of the substantial e-learning news is not happening in North America or the world for that matter. Instead, it is in Asia and Africa where the Internet has only made 15 and 5 percent penetration, respectively (Internet World Stats, 2008). Since 200, however, Africa has experienced 1,500 percent annual growth and Asia 400 percent. With 580 million Internet users, Asia represents nearly 40 percent of the human population with a connection. The U.S., while still a significant player, has a mere 250 million online users of the 1.46 billion who connect to the worldwide web. With more than 70 percent of the worlds population, as online learning takes root in these regions of the world, it has global ramifications. This acceleration in the use of e-learning is not limited to Asia or the United States. Online learning, however, must be more accepted and accessible than it is today in the worldwide earth. |
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