by Keeli Cambourne, Western Australia Today
Better technology has seen online study grow in popularity during the past decade but it’s the concept of lifelong learning that has triggered a steady growth in the number of postgraduate students choosing to better their qualifications via cyberspace, according to the director of the Flexible Learning Institute at Charles Sturt University, (CSU) Professor Mike Keppell. At CSU, more than 6000 students from interstate are undertaking their degrees and postgraduate qualifications online, which generates about $50 million in income each year for the NSW economy. About 40 per cent of CSU’s online enrolments are students living in rural and remote parts of Australia and, for many, the university’s online programs are the only way they can access a quality higher education.
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