IDC has forecast that the European elearning market will be worth nearly USD6 billion by 2005. In a prank which is proving increasingly popular, children are downloading pornography from the Internet or scanning in pictures from magazines and pasting on their teachers' faces. Technology isn't creeping into the school systems, it's advancing like a tidal wave. Campuses are going wireless. Students are downloading texts to their laptops.
Preschoolers are more tech savvy than their parents.
Cheaters are finding new ways to prosper. But some institutions whose students could benefit from advanced television technology may not have the network capacity to receive the courses. School and library requests for discounted Internet connections and wiring are now far outstripping the resources available for the e-rate program, forcing federal officials to revisit how the funds are distributed. Speaking at the EC's eLearning summit in La Hulpe, Liikanen said that Europe is currently undergoing an important transformation. Colleges have rushed to join the wireless movement, installing invisible networks that enable students to use their laptops to go online during class.