Benefits of Online Learning

Online learning is a new process that enables people to obtain a degree. New technology has opened door to obtain degrees through online education.

Flexibility

In online education students and teachers set their own learning rules, and these are flexible for everyone's life. Studying online teaches us good time management.

Wide selection of Programs

On the internet, there are various skills for teaching and learning. Nowadays, various online courses are offered by many universities and higher schools.

Accessibility

It allows us to teach and learn from anywhere in the world. Therefore, we do not have to travel from one place to another or follow a rigid schedule.

Customized learning experience

Online classes are smaller than conventional class sizes. Most of the time online learning platforms allow only one student at a time for greater interaction and more feedback between student and teacher.

Affordable

Unlike traditional education, online education tends to be more affordable. There is also a wide range of payment options that allow for better budget management.

While on-campus education has abundant benefits, there are some disadvantages listed below:

Restrictions on our schedule

The most apparent disadvantage of engaging in on-campus learning is to set a schedule to be followed every week. The class has a fixed time. This means you need to miss out on something to commit to achieving your goals.

Enforcement of more schedule

In an on-campus classroom, your professor will plant out how the time in class will be spent, whether that be lecture, group discussions, or peer-reviewing your papers.

Final thoughts

After all this discussion, I conclude that the online mode of education is much better as compared to on-campus education. Everyone has his/her own opinion. everyone has the freedom of opinion. I am only giving my point of view regarding the modes of education. Andrew Simoncelli once said, " students who take online classes must be motivated, and independent learners".Online education is better in the sense that it connects people all over the world. In this mode, there is no need to travel from one place to another. We just connect with others in just one click. It is helpful for those girls belonging to conservative families who are not allowed to go out for higher education and jobs. They learn or join the courses of their own choice and earn without going out of their houses. I am in the favour of online classes, not online exams because many students appearing in online examination, they cheat by using technology and get higher grades. Therefore online examinations should be dropped off. Besides this, online education is helpful for people belonging to all age groups. The article from the University of Potomac on comparison between online and on-campus learning states that "online education has shown to be very effective". The article in 2014 notes that 77% of educators believe that online learning is as good as traditional learning.