Nowadays, distance-learning programs have gained popularity, but some people argue that online courses can never be as good as those taken at a college or university in person. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The popularity of online

courses

has increased in recent years, thanks to the

development

of technology. Despite its popularity, some people think that it will never replace

offline

teaching practice. I agree because online learning lacks emotional relationships and learning clarity.

To begin

with, online teaching eliminates the physical connection between teachers and

students

, which is very important in leadership

development

.

Students

who have intense interactions tend to perform better, either academically or non-academically, because they build communication skills while learning something.

Offline

teaching provides

this

and shapes others' soft skills.

In contrast

, online

courses

do not have

this

direct communication,

thus

, the interaction between teachers and

students

is limited.

This

could lead to a more reserved and quiet student, which is not good for future

development

.

Furthermore

, with its limitation on teaching media, online class lacks clarity, especially in a course that needs to have a demo (e.g, biology). Learning via videoconference only provides a video or presentation without showing a real physical model to

students

.

This

is quite hard to be absorbed for some

students

and could lead to bad understanding.

For instance

, a recent doctor who graduated in the Covid era yields a bad score, compared to doctors who graduated before the pandemic.

This

reflects that there is a lower understanding when

courses

are being delivered online than

offline

. To summarize, I believe that online

courses

could never be as good as

offline

teaching because it lacks physical connection which is important for leadership

development

.

Moreover

, it is

also

not clear enough for some

students

.