Attributes of Online Degrees & Certificates

The Internet now gives candidates of university education the opportunity to gain an online degree. Previously personal circumstances might have prevented these candidates from furthering their education. The student can enjoy the many benefits of learning online, as opposed to traditional on-campus programs. Due to the lower overheads involved with online programs, there is a much wider choice of courses available to students at lower costs.

Easy Access: Interested people in higher education may live and work in places where there are no campus (private or public) nearby. Or, if there is a campus, it may not offer the program at various levels that one may wish to take. Online education removes many barriers to achieve one’s educational and career goals.

Convenience and Flexibility: Through online education one may have access to education essentially free from many of the barriers of time and location, allowing the candidate to access instruction at anytime from anywhere. Course information, tutors and fellow students can be accessed at any time using communication tools available in the University Learning Management System.

Interaction and Communication: The Internet and its related technologies provide an opportunity for a high level of meaningful interaction between groups of students and their instructor and between the students themselves via the class discussion board. The board also provides a forum for class discussions. Each individual can contribute to class discussion and comment on the thoughts of others, creating a free flow of dialogue that becomes a valuable element of the learning experience. Students can also communicate with others via email, whiteboard and chat; which all are being conveniently located in the communication corner of virtual classes.

Individualized Instruction: Active experimental learning is vital to the construction of new knowledge. Some of the instructional strategies that encourage knowledge building at Alborz ICT University’s online programs include problem based learning, cooperate learning, individual and group projects and learning with the help of simulation packages.

Vast Resources Readily Available: Technology makes access to a world of valuable resources extremely easy and relatively inexpensive. Internet links can take online students to other websites, databases, listservs, libraries, museums, agencies, associations, special archives and much more. Course materials are designed to encourage students to explore external learning resources. Learning support materials including internal course notes use a variety of media files including images, audio, video and text.

Up to date Information: Alborz educational resources, including digital course content, available on the course homepage were designed such that their updating can be done easily and quickly by the academic staff and tutors. Through this, students can be sure information in their course notes and other educational resources are the latest and most relevant information.

Greater Collaboration: Technology tools make collaboration among students much easier. Since many projects involve collaborative learning, the online environment is far easier (and often more comfortable) to work in since learners don’t have to be face-to-face all the time. Provisions for face-to-face interaction for completing students’ group projects have also been made in the physical educational space of the University.

Self-paced: Online degrees at Alborz ICT University are designed to be mostly self-paced. The amount of information learnt, when assessment is taken, how much you network with other students, and many other features and components of the online classes can be arranged for student’s individual needs. The educational model of Alborz ICT University recognizes the needs of each individual student as well as groups of students, and ensures appropriate arrangements are made in virtual classes to respond to these needs.