For 12 year old Katherine the computer is her maths teacher! That in essence means that Katherine is being taught math lessons by an online tutor. Simply speaking it is just another new age techno version of one to one teaching. A person who is qualified enough on a particular subject takes the task to teach a student who is physically separated from the teacher. This separation may be of a city, state, country or even continent. The whole point is that it’s done via internet, through specifically designed softwares, chat rooms, and websites. All that it needs is the student and the teacher with computers enabled with internet.

“I was simply surprised when some one told me to arrange an online tutor for Katherine to help her in the subjects she was weak in." says Mrs. Jones, mother of Katherine. She further adds “I thought of giving it a try and it did work in our case. In addition I saved my hard earned money too!"

The model of online tutoring is working wonders for a gamut of children who are not very confident in the real classroom environment. The online model gives the student advantages like convenience, easy access, and cost effectiveness. The student has the flexibility to study at his own time and his own place. “There are many students who are shy, they are hesitant to talk or ask questions in front of the class for the fear of being ridiculed, and these are the students that can be dealt with very well with this online tutoring model." These are the words of Dr. John Ontario, a leading child psychologist based at USA. “Moreover online tutoring offers the advantage of individual attention at the cost of classroom tutoring." He adds.

The No child left behind act has been a sure engine for the online tutoring train! Since the law came into force the segment has seen tremendous growth. Schools are enrolling in bulk to these online education services providers. Most of the online tutoring work is being outsourced today to countries like India, China, and Malaysia where cheap and well qualified workforce is available. Companies like TransWebTutors (www.transwebtutors.com), growing stars, tutor vista, TransTutors.com etc. are already established names in this online tutoring industry. They hire qualified professionals from countries like India and then train them according to American curriculum, culture and accent and their tutoring workforce is ready to go! Moreover they are not just offering tuitions to K12 students but to pre-college and college level students also. They are also offering services for various test preparations like SAT, GRE, TOEFL, GMAT etc, all this online at much reduced prices than their American counterparts. Companies like TransWebTutors are giving unlimited tutoring option for as low as $ 99 per month. What more can one asks for?

The online tutoring industry has revolutionized the American educational system and it’s just the beginning. Outsourcing the business to Asian countries has helped these businesses offer good quality at the least costs. The industry will lead the future for education starved American students. It will be a boon for people who can not afford the services of a costly private tutor but yet desire a good quality education for their child. Online tutoring is there is to help!