Online education is becoming more and more popular. Some people claim that e-learning has so many benefits that it will replace face-to-face education soon. Others say that traditional education is irreplaceable. Discuss both views and give your opinion

Education The recent development of various

information

technology in the world had

generates

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generated

many possibilities of learning. E-learning is the new way of learning with the blend of new electronic media and technologies as a medium of teaching and learning for better communication and interaction with the aim of better understanding and learning (Sangra, Vlachopoulos & Cabrera, 2012,

p

. 152). Before the hype of technologies, learning was delivered in the same physical location at the fixed

time

between tutors and students.

This

essay will discuss the pros and cons of both views. In my opinion, e-learning has more benefits than traditional education. Flexibility is one of the key benefits of e-learning. Thompson (as cited in Gilbert, 2015,

p

. 6)

mentioned

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Mentioned

that e-learning is successful for students who preferred to learn at a certain

time

and place

that is

well-suited with their learning needs. People can access

information

from various sources with the help of the internet.

Furthermore

, it has played a vital role for students who have limited

time

in hand to attend traditional learning.

Secondly

, e-learning is cost-effective as it offers a wide range of

information

to a larger number of students. The cost related to facilitators,

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

, buildings, academic staffs, and textbooks are eliminated (Arkorful, & Abaidoo, 2014,

p

. 401). Despite its advantage, e-learning

also

has some disadvantages. The major issue in e-learning is academic dishonesty. With inadequate knowledge or skills, learners

often involve

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are often involved

in unethical activities

such

as cheating, misleading to piracy and plagiarisms (Arkorful & Abaidoo, 2014,

p

. 403).

In addition

, e-learning weakens the sense of belonging and relatedness between peers which often implies fewer communication skills in learners (Arkorful & Abaidoo, 2014,

p

. 403). All the learning process is delivered through online,

hence

learner is bound to learn through virtually only. The absence of

such

social interactions can have negative effects on the learning process and result in poor academic results.

On the other hand

, Traditional learning has been the learning yardstick for centuries.

Firstly

, traditional learning takes place in closed boundaries which allows learners to interact between peers and tutors. Ewing (as cited in Engholm, 2001, para. 51) shows that traditional learning helps to

increases

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increase

a sense of belonging and community among the learners. It helps to focus on communication between learners and the sharing of ideas with the aid of people throughout the learning institution.

Secondly

, mostly face-to-face learning has more control over fraudulent in the assessments. The reason behind

this

is due to the proximity between tutor and is on constant scrutiny which does not allow learners to cheat in their paper.

In contrast

, the cost of traditional learning is comparatively higher than e-learning. The cost associated with tuitions, travels, books and study materials is usually expensive. Learners must be willing to trade off these costs in the exchange for learning.

Additionally

, a part-

time

learner finds burdensome to allocate

time

for learning and maintaining flying grades.

Secondly

, Traditional learning is delivered within a certain

time

and place with fixed curriculums. Learners are inclined to learn only what tutor feeds them.

Furthermore

, students are obligated to learn

everything even

Accept comma addition

everything, even

they have no interest in some subjects.

Thus

, flexibility in learners

are held

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is held

captive;

consequently

, reduce their learning productivity. To conclude, increasing research and development in the area of

information

technology

have

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has subsequently raised

subsequently

raised

favor

promote over another

favour

for e-learning despite some people argues that traditional education is irreplaceable.