ONLINE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN THE BUSINESS WORLD. DO THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS DEVELOPMENT OUTWEIGH THE DISADVANTAGES?

Education and training using the internet are rapidly setting up to be famous in the corporate world. There are myriad of benefits of

this

development, yes,

this

is a positive development and advantages are more than disadvantages.

This

essay illustrates

this

point.

Firstly

, getting very high-quality trainer is a challenge for any institution, it is possible to have

such

training from different locations, having

such trainer

Suggestion

a such trainer

to come to institution for training will involve logistics. So online education, by which trainer teaches to students with minor investment over the internet is a trend of today.

For example

, institutions like Harvard, has offered online courses in management.

Secondly

, the comfort of being at home and

then

utilizing the

time

for education by saving

time

to commute is peaceful and very intelligent option for students. Generally, it takes one hour to commute to schools and colleges by vehicle,

this

time

can be used for the enhancement in topics of interest by using online materials

such

as articles and videos in YouTube.

Finally

, the strictness of online exams which guarantee to have zero copy-pasting by having secured websites and extreme monitoring tools,

such

as web cameras and Plagiarism Checker software, it is possible to generate purely talented students which can be absorbed into companies as potential employees.

For example

, Infosys hired only online degree merit candidates because they can not get great marks without self-dedication and hard work.

On the contrary

, there are disadvantages,

such

as students can get diverted to entertainment, and online scamming.

This

can happen if there is no monitoring done for students. There are examples of online robbery because some student disclosed the details about bank transactions of parents, because

such

student was using parents’ computer.

Furthermore

, screen

time

will increase, which may lead to eye strains and diseases related to sight. Dark circles around eyes is a result of eye strain. Socialism will reduce, students will not meet physically with other students in the class.

This

can lead to less interaction. To sum up, the benefits of online education are plenty compared to the drawbacks, socialism can be mitigated by having weekly Meetup in the same city. Certainly, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages as per above illustrations and examples.