Students from Mayo are among those who will benefit from the announcement by The Open College that eLearning will be available to all its students from the middle of the year.
Mayo students are currently undertaking courses as diverse as business management, nutrition, and child development through The Open College’s online distance learning programmes.
The eLearning project is a radical innovation for courses leading to FETAC awards. Hitherto this delivery method of programmes was restricted to a range of third level qualifications. The eLearning project will roll out in the third quarter of this year. It is expected that upward of 500 students will avail of the service.
“It is a hugely significant development,” says Harry Walsh, president of The Open College, making the announcement. “It means on a set day the student will go online, meet the tutor live, listen to the lecture live and ask questions live.” The need to travel to attend lectures is eliminated.
In addition to the current range of 35 courses available to students of The Open College, the eLearning Development is structured to add an additional 30 courses by year’s end.
The Open College offers courses in areas such as business management and planning, project management, event management, marketing, legal studies, and communications as well as creative courses including publishing and writing and a further 13 courses in childcare, health, education, beauty, and general interest courses.
