Is Online Education Better
When the Web became easy to access by almost anyone anywhere in the world, almost all kinds of connections and businesses became available. One of these is online education.
In the past, higher education through an on-campus class is conducted by a professor or instructor. Today, aided by technology for fast and instant communications, formal education can be had online.
Basics
First, you are taught how to access the class manager website. The first instruction is how to create a username and a profile.
With these, you will be able to access assignments, the class syllabus, and readings. You will also be able to access chat boards where everyone (instructors and your classmates) interact. The class manager site is also where to download and turn in your assignments.
Communications is done by way of instant messenger services and emails. Classes are set so that students can have specific assignments for specific dates. All these are flexible. Classes are designed as fast or as slow as the individual student can make it.
The benefits of this new development in education are varied. Some are clearly obvious.
Accessibility
Accessibility is one big advantage going for online education. This is also one of the main differences between an online class and its traditional counterpart conducted in an on-campus classroom.
One scenario is about students being unable to have the time to physically attend their classes. The person might be working, a housewife with children, or maybe has some other full-time commitments.
With online education, you can set your own schedule of classes and directly focus your energies on your lessons. You decide your own time for discussing with other students, consulting with your professor and studying the lesson modules.
Individualized instructions
Students learn concepts in their own way at their own pace. Lessons are learned by listening to them (audio) or reading them (printed from downloads). Some lessons are video-taped or presented in PowerPoint (audio-visual) by instructors and can be viewed by the students just like in a classroom.
In traditional classrooms, some students are naturally shy to speak up. With online studies, any one can “talk” as much as one wants, without pressure. This is by way of online chat and instant messaging.
Advisers
In online education, you have your online education counselors. Their job is to guide you through the whole program and help make decisions.
These counselors work within your schedule. You can set your virtual meetings with them tailor-made to your time availabilities.
Fast communication
By its very nature, online education focuses on more communications. The instructor and other students are available through message boards and emails, both of which are instantaneous.
In real life meetings, it is very hard to get everyone into a group. With the ease of online accessibility, meeting with all the classmates to discuss or chat on a project can be done almost anywhere and almost at anytime.
Benefits
Online education works best for students with troubles in traditional learning environments. People with fulltime daily commitments (work or care of children, etc.) or with disabilities can benefit with the flexibilities of online education. Is it a better alternative? That, of course, would depend ultimately on the student
In the past, higher education through an on-campus class is conducted by a professor or instructor. Today, aided by technology for fast and instant communications, formal education can be had online.
Basics
First, you are taught how to access the class manager website. The first instruction is how to create a username and a profile.
With these, you will be able to access assignments, the class syllabus, and readings. You will also be able to access chat boards where everyone (instructors and your classmates) interact. The class manager site is also where to download and turn in your assignments.
Communications is done by way of instant messenger services and emails. Classes are set so that students can have specific assignments for specific dates. All these are flexible. Classes are designed as fast or as slow as the individual student can make it.
The benefits of this new development in education are varied. Some are clearly obvious.
Accessibility
Accessibility is one big advantage going for online education. This is also one of the main differences between an online class and its traditional counterpart conducted in an on-campus classroom.
One scenario is about students being unable to have the time to physically attend their classes. The person might be working, a housewife with children, or maybe has some other full-time commitments.
With online education, you can set your own schedule of classes and directly focus your energies on your lessons. You decide your own time for discussing with other students, consulting with your professor and studying the lesson modules.
Individualized instructions
Students learn concepts in their own way at their own pace. Lessons are learned by listening to them (audio) or reading them (printed from downloads). Some lessons are video-taped or presented in PowerPoint (audio-visual) by instructors and can be viewed by the students just like in a classroom.
In traditional classrooms, some students are naturally shy to speak up. With online studies, any one can “talk” as much as one wants, without pressure. This is by way of online chat and instant messaging.
Advisers
In online education, you have your online education counselors. Their job is to guide you through the whole program and help make decisions.
These counselors work within your schedule. You can set your virtual meetings with them tailor-made to your time availabilities.
Fast communication
By its very nature, online education focuses on more communications. The instructor and other students are available through message boards and emails, both of which are instantaneous.
In real life meetings, it is very hard to get everyone into a group. With the ease of online accessibility, meeting with all the classmates to discuss or chat on a project can be done almost anywhere and almost at anytime.
Benefits
Online education works best for students with troubles in traditional learning environments. People with fulltime daily commitments (work or care of children, etc.) or with disabilities can benefit with the flexibilities of online education. Is it a better alternative? That, of course, would depend ultimately on the student
