Recently, there is a shift from the conventional classroom system of Learning where people gather physically in classrooms to acquire knowledge to an online learning system where students study at the comfort of their home with the technological gadgets and the internet. Students can still have access to good quality education as long as they have access to the internet with their computers.
What is Online Learning?
Learning Online is the process of taking up a study or courses online via the internet at your convenient place and time instead of the classroom setting.
Advantages of Online Learning
1. It is cost-effective
Online learning is affordable, the tuition fees are cheaper, it has different methods of payment like instalments, discounts and Scholarships etc. Students can also save money from purchase study materials which are free and available online. Also, savings can be made from commuting costs. The money that would have been spent on transport to and fro campus will be saved.
2. Accessibility of Study Materials
Online Learning makes studying easier by offering students access to recorded audios, videos, and other study materials unlike the normal classroom setting where handouts and textbooks are sold to students at very costly prices.
3. Accessibility
Online study allows lecturers to teach from anywhere in the world without necessarily travelling from one place to another.
The accessible virtual classrooms are available anywhere and anytime there are internet services.
4. Variety of Programs
Many Universities are recently offering a variety of online learning programs in different fields without limits. There is an option available for every student to get certificates of their choices be it Diploma, Bachelors, Masters etc, without going through the physical classes.
5. Flexibility
It enables the parties involved to set their own lecture time that will be convenient for them. Online learning enables a student to manage work and studies without giving up on any of them, unlike conventional classroom setting where you are required to be in class always and attendance is taken. It is flexible because the student will have access or log into to study materials at any time that suits them.
6.Time Saving
Online Learning allows her students to finish their studies on time or within the stipulated period. it is not affected by strikes and other government policies that affect the education systems.
7. Communication Skills
Online learning environment exposes students to be acquainted with good communication skills because that is where assessment is based.
Disadvantages of Online Learning
1. Lack of Reputation
Certificates obtained from online learning sometimes are not recognised and lack reputation when compared with the conventional classroom setting.
2. Technology requirements
Some students may not have computers or the latest technological gadgets needed for online studies. This will hinder them from having access to the programs they intend doing
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3. Non-availability of Internet Services
Sometime students may experience network failure or non-availability or unstable internet services due to their location per time. This will hinder their online learning.
4. No Social Life
Students that pass through the conventional classroom learning system have interactions with their fellow students and increase their social life. But online students are deprived of such an opportunity because it is virtual learning. They may not equally be able to have a bond with each other.
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