There has been a great increase in the number and varieties of online courses available to adults. This has been welcomed as a great opportunity by many students. However, other students see these classes as less effective than classroom teaching. What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying an online course.

Some scholars argue that e-learning would not yield a desired outcome and

therefore

not worthwhile, while others see it as a golden opportunity because of the rise in the type of courses available on the electronic portal.

Although

, there are drawbacks associated with online learning, its advantages

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include

cost

savings and flexibility. Learning via electronic channels would lead to

cost

savings.

This

is because, the

cost

associated with classroom learning

such

as transport fare, accommodation fee as well as other miscellaneous expenses would be avoided. A

pool

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

poll

carried out by the National Open University of Nigeria in 2010 shows that more students enrolled

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in

their online programs because they feel

its

the thing named or in question

it

cost

effective.

Furthermore

, students who reside in the major cities see it as a golden opportunity as they do not have to go through the daily traffic stress

as a result

of congestion.

In addition

, online learning is

also

preferred to classroom teaching because of its flexibility. Lectures can be received anywhere in the world provided there is internet connectivity.

As a result

,

student

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students

a student

can travel to places other than the

school

location without having to bother about attending physical class. Overall, the effectiveness of e- learning as regards

cost

savings and flexibility cannot be over emphasized.

On the other hand

, its disadvantages

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include

non interaction with peers and lecturers as well as inability to access

school

facilities. Most students who take online courses cannot interact physically with their colleagues in terms of brainstorming and socializing which might make schooling uninteresting.

In addition

, studying online will not avail students the ample opportunity of using the

school

facilities

such

as library that they are

otherwise

entitled to. A research carried out by an NGO shows that students who study on campus do well than online students because of the quality academic materials at their disposal in the

school

library as compared to the incorrect internet materials which online students use. In conclusion, online learning has advantages, but

it's

of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"

its

drawbacks

such

as non interaction with peers and lecturers, as well as inability to make optimum use of

school

facilities should be

taking

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taken

into consideration.