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Online Education For Kids: Free Versus Paid Membership Site

Jan 26 2012 Published by under Online Education

Education today is gradually sloping from the classical class as we know, thanks to the virtual context for the internet. These trends present a challenge to improve the following concerns:

1) How well prepared and credible are the contents published by personally owned websites online?

2) How can educators deal with irrelevant and immoral content on learning websites displayed through affiliate marketing and advertising networks; that tend to sway away users from their initial track?

3) Are paid membership sites a better option for educators who need to be sure of the quality of material they use and children who need to be protected against viewing obscene content?

Generally, most people feel that free things are expensive in the end on the one hand and other hand people fear falling victim to internet scams under cover of paid membership websites which end up still being poor in content. Some even end up being completely void of content. It is therefore up to educators to carefully examine and select the content they intend to use, be they on free or paid membership sites.This is not in a bid to discredit material coming from such free websites but it is more of a hinting note for those regularly using them. It is also a hint for parents and home-school tutors who let their kids wonder into dark corners of the internet without guidance. It is very obvious that children will be carried away by flashy adverts displayed through advertising affiliate programs and published through some of such sites; and these most often interfere with the site content. This can be detrimental especially to children who are left on their own to study, play games online or to search for educational materials.

Webmasters who create learning material for children are gradually becoming aware of the implication poorly presented or obscene content could have on their reputation and website ranking online. But with the dilemma of relying on advertising through their websites as the only source of income, it is hard for them to fully control user behavior on their sites. This continues to resonate the fact that paid membership sites remain a better option for children who undertake self-study on the web. They are also better for teachers of pupils who may not have time to cross check the quality of their materials before use. Their advantage lies in the fact that users have the possibility of contacting webmasters and laying complaints in case they find difficulties using site contents appropriately. The decision about using free or paid learning materials online for kids can be made more beneficial by instructors if prior assessments are always done.

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Free Online Education University

Jan 22 2012 Published by under Free Online Education

Everyone wants something for free. Well probably the best thing you can get for free that has value is a multiple of Education. Now thanks to the internet everyone can get a free university education – in almost every discipline you prefer. But do not expect accreditation.

Ever hear the expression: “Nothing in Life is Free”? Or, “You get what you pay for?” The trouble with trite expressions is people start to believe them – simply because they are easy to remember. That does not imbue them with verisimilitude. Far from it. The masses swallow what is shoveled down their throat. None the less – it is possible to pick up a lot of valuable items for Free if one searches for them.

While there may be no financial outlay for free stuff the time it takes you to garner the material is what you must pay in order to get it. It is like digging for Free Gold. You buy the implements – pay for the transportation and then provide sweat labor digging in the ground to uncover your fortune.

When you go surfing it is sort of the same. You do not pay to get there – except you had to find the site. And then you need to click on the various links and follow them to see if they contain what you want. Note also – while the sites are mostly FREE and various people post their items there for FREE – you are not guaranteed anything from anyone for anybody. Why? Simply because you did not pay a dime for getting there.

Also you should know that the world if full of rogues – and if you are looking for free stuff then clearly there is opportunity for the miscreants to endeavor to take advantage of you and of our own Free Site. So beware of anything Free. Therefore please be warned and investigate all that glitters – as it may in fact not be the gold you were expecting to find for free!

There is a plethora of resources from educational institutions such as MIT and Beverly Hills University. They provide free online courses including videos and pdf downloads. Well worth investigating. Do not be concerned about not getting accreditation as the days of the stuffy noses are quickly disappearing. What counts most in an education is “what you learn”!

Nathan Rothschilde – a semi-retired ex-investment banker is Economics Editor for ForeignExchangeJournal.com and founder of DomainsBillionaire. He studied at The BeverlyHills University and is now a contributor there.

An Investment Banking background has been useful in developing a new business focused on buying and selling websites.

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