7 reasons why our online courses are so different!

If you want the convenience of self-study, but still want to be able to ask questions and receive feedback from an expert, then our courses are just right for you. Here are 7 reasons why you should consider our courses:

1. You Have Your Own Personal Mentor
2. Hand-marked Assignments Help You Learn
3. Instructor-Led Sessions Put The Fun Back Into Learning
4. Course Materials That You Get To Keep
5. High Student Satisfaction Rates Offer You Peace Of Mind
6. High Student Completion Rates Increase Your Chances Of Success
7. You Learn From Focused Experts

1. You Have Your Own Personal Mentor

We provide lots of instructor feedback in our courses. When you have questions, our instructors provide prompt email support. For example, in our XML courses, the instructor edits student work to show better ways of doing things. In our graphics course, the instructor sometimes clarifies concepts by redrawing student work [example]. Read the testimonials for more examples.

2. Hand-marked Assignments Help You Learn

How can you learn to write, design or program without actually doing it? And how can you improve, if no one checks your work? Or makes suggestions? That's why we hand mark your assignments and give you specific feedback on how to improve your work [example]. Let's face it—if you're going to use a skill in the workplace, then you need to practice it. Completing quizzes and reviewing posted answers may be helpful, but they can't replace the need for practice assignments.

3. Optional Instructor-Led Sessions Make eLearning Fun!

Some people learn better through group interaction. That's why all of our courses have optional chat sessions. For example, in our graphic design class, we use teleconferences to share ideas and brainstorm. As one student writes: "I appreciated the email and especially the teleconferences. The opportunity to get feedback on the deliverables was fantastic". And another students writes: "... I'm really going to miss these [teleconference] sessions when the course is over".

4. Course Materials You Get To Keep

In our courses, you get a copy of the course materials for your computer. That way, you can work offline if your Internet connection is slow. And you can use the materials as a reference once the course is done. Plus you don't need to purchase any additional books to complete our courses. Why pay for a course, then have to buy another $200 worth of books? It's like getting a course and a reference book at the same time!

5. High Student Satisfaction Rates Offer Peace Of Mind

It can be tough searching for an online course. That's why we ask you to judge our courses by what our students say about them. Our students give us high praise for our commitment to their learning. In fact, one of our students told us we were "... the best training site I have found on the Internet! There is a lot of substandard instruction on the Net but OLL [Online-Learning.com] is definitely not one of them. More sites should learn from OLL!". Read the other testimonials for more information.

6. High Student Completion Rates Ensure Success

We're proud of our student completion rate. It ranges between 75-85%. To compare, first-year university completion rates average about 63%. And other eLearning school completion rates are as low as 20-40%. So why is our completion rate so high? We think it is our instructor-led approach that makes the difference.

7. You Learn From Niche Experts

Here at Online-Learning, we only teach Information Design subjects such as writing and design. These are areas we understand well and love to teach. We think that means you get a better education.