E-learning students are people from all walks of life who want to further their educations but cannot commit to on-campus program for one reason or another.
According to a 2008 survey by Department of Education, the average of e-learning student is over 25 years of age, employed, and has some previous college experience. Besides, results that chose e-learning, female and male students are the same. And e-learning have proven to be highly motivated and disciplined in their studies.
Nowadays, people who taking courses through e-learning are increasing. It because people can complete most of the coursework for online classes when it's convenient for them. Most online courses are asynchronous,which means they need not attend a lecture at particular place and time, this convenience is entirely suited to today's society.
Below is the survey result of Department of Education
References:
Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Ralations, E-learning Indicator, 2008 E-learning Benchmarking Survey, Results by gender of student, Australian Flaxible Learning Framework, [Online] Retrieved 31th January 2009 URL:http://e-learningindicators.flexiblelearning.net.au/2008results_demographics.htm
