| The internet has brought about a wonderful | | | | access to loads of information, within the comfort |
| revolution in the field of education, among others. | | | | of their homes has freed them from hassles of |
| People have loads of information on their | | | | having to commute to schools or colleges for |
| fingertips, on any given subject, at any given | | | | classes. Moreover, they have the flexibility of |
| point of time. Moreover, it has encouraged various | | | | pursuing the course at their pace. |
| modes of teaching. These all have immensely | | | | The easy access to the information, has also led |
| contributed to encouraging the older adults | | | | them to explore the latest trends in public |
| towards learning. The adult learner has a plethora | | | | education. One of the trends encourages the use |
| of options from which he/she can achieve their | | | | of various styles of learning. These styles of |
| objective of learning. It can vary from audio-video | | | | learning enhance the educational experience of the |
| podcast of the desired courses, interactive online | | | | adult learner. |
| tutorials, online discussions and many more. | | | | The coming of age of an adult learner also |
| The adult learner too has come of age. There are | | | | signifies his/her interest in learning, long after he |
| now more tech savvy than ever and are showing | | | | she have come out of school and started careers. |
| an increased awareness to web based learning | | | | The age differences in the classrooms is not |
| tools. The adult learners, having realized the power | | | | discouraging any more as most are virtual |
| of interest, are readily enrolling themselves in | | | | classrooms, where the students seldom meet in |
| various continuous education programs or lifelong | | | | person, but interact through various web based |
| learning programs in virtual classrooms. The | | | | teaching modules. |