Some universities offer online courses as an alternative to classes delivered on campus. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Under the development of sophisticated advanced technology, some higher education institutions can provide courses learned through the internet

instead

of traditional classrooms. In my point of view,

this

trend would create

several benefits but

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several benefits, but

there would be some drawbacks arising.

On the other hand

, attending indirectly interactive courses is immeasurably beneficial to both professors and students.

In other words

, online courses bring so a wealth of convenience to learners since they enable students to save their quality

time

and

finance

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financially

as well. To be more specific, students can take part in any courses that they are interested in regardless of geographical distance or travel cost, which helps to reduce various burdens and enhance the gross

enrollment

the act of enrolling

enrolment

rate significantly due to

this

flexibility.

In contrast

, a fixed curriculum in traditional classes makes students arrange their

time

and own schedule

passively

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passivity

passiveness

, which can limit their

time

management skills. In Vietnam,

for instance

, during the quarantine, online classes offered to

students enable them to

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students to enable them

acquire knowledge sufficiently in safety without any

time

pressure or extravagant price of

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

.

On the other hand

, there are

also

compelling reasons why

this

trend may bring some disadvantages. To start with, students may lose face to face interaction in unsociable learning hours, which can lead to non-comprehensive development in several immensely essential skills including interpersonal and communicative ones.

Therefore

, students are not able to be well-equipped in seeking jobs in the future which can affect career path negatively.

Also

, without competitiveness among peers, learners can easily lose the drive to try their best in order to have their desired academic results. An illustration of

this

is that, in some local high schools in my hometown, students usually have better performance at school compared to the online courses. In conclusion, e-learning can bring so many pros to learners.

Nevertheless

, the downsides would emerge.