E-Learning is becoming an increasingly popular means of offering and gaining education, with Web-based learning leading the way. By 2006, 3,5 million students were participating in on-line learning at institutions of higher education in the United States.
According to the Sloan Foundation reports, there has been an increase of around 12-14 percent per year on average in enrolments for fully online learning over the five years 2004-2009 in the US post-secondary system, compared with an average of approximately 2 percent increase per year in enrolments overall.
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