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In the last decades, there has been a great increase in the number and variety of online courses available to adults. This has been welcomed as a great opportunity by many students, however, other students see these courses as less effective than classroom teaching. What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying an online courses?

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In the past ten years, especially for the
last
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 two years when the world was
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 from the pandemic of COVID-19, the number of online
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growed
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 rapidly thanks to
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technology development,
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and more
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 online
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 are introduced or
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revolted
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 from classroom teaching. Some
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 may value
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 development as an advancement of knowledge learning. A coin has two sides. Some
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 may regard
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online
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less
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 effective than
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traditional classroom learning,
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 of all, the leading advantage of online
courses
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 is the saving of travelling time.
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 of going to a physical classroom to have lessons,
people
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 can start their classes online anywhere with any mobile or computer
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 available.
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 could save plenty of travelling time and can focus their time on studying.
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, there are more options available for
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 to choose for online
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 as the geographical location is no longer a restriction to
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 when they are considering what to study
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.
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 could even study
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overseas
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 online
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 locally at home.
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, as another token, it is difficult to create a sense of learning at home using
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 mobile device.
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 may be easily distracted by the notification
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 up from the screen while having their classes.
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, there are fewer chances for students to interact with
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 other if they are studying online. Though there may be some discussion
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forums
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 or
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chatrooms
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 available for students to exchange ideas, these kinds of digital communication may not be as valuable as interaction in person for some
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courses
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,
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,
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counselling
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. To sum up, there are pros and cons for each kind of teaching format, students should choose the one which suits them most and brings benefits outweighing costs.

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