DUBAI: A recent survey has revealed that online education is viewed as being better now than ever before and more people support online education today than five years ago, but companies still prefer to hire graduates with traditional degrees.
The poll “Online Education and the Job Market in the Middle East” conducted by Bayt.com, says 61.9 per cent of companies prefer to hire an applicant with a traditional degree.
According to the poll only 14.8 per cent respondents were against it. The majority (69.9 per cent) agreed that online education is viewed in a more positive light today than it was five years ago, and 44.6 per cent of respondents claimed to have pursued an online certification.
From those who have never enrolled in an online programme, 39.3 per cent stated that they would be interested in a post-graduate programme, and 23.4 per cent would be interested in an undergraduate programme. Only 17.4 per cent would prefer a traditional education, while the remainder would be interested depending on the subject to be studied. More than half of respondents (54.9 per cent) said that their company will hire applicants with an online degree.