Become an Online professor

Most people have not experienced e-learning yet or have done so in one role; This writer has experienced e-learning over a long time span and from a diversity of roles: student, professor, and program director. The insights from each role allows him to function more effectively in other roles and have led to a unique perspective on what makes online learning successful.

Today's celebrities tend to come from the worlds of entertainment and sport but if online e-learning evolves in the way some IT companies are hoping then professors may well become the rock 'n' roll stars of the future. The idea is that traditional, classroom-based teachers are replaced by online education gurus. Instead of impressing potential employers with a Harvard MBA, one day the ambitious may well be graduating with a degree from a world-renowned professor.

Yes, there was a lot of money made out of the IT boom, but a good part of the moolah was restricted to engineers who ruled the roost. Now, the balance of power is beginning to shift towards people possessing softer skills like language, communication and content capabilities. This is leading to fine-arts and English literature graduates increasingly opting for a career in one of the fastest growing segments in the IT sector -- eLearning.