Online courses have been welcomed as a great opportunity by many students, other students see these courses as a poor substitute for classroom teaching. What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying an online course?

Over
time
, many students have welcomed online
courses
as a great opportunity to learn
whereas
some others describe it as a poor substitute for classroom learning.
While
there are obvious benefits of studying online, it
also
has some glaring disadvantages and
this
essay will discuss both views extensively.
Internet
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schooling offers learners the privilege of learning at a
time
which is most convenient for them
especially
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working class
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adults who have a hard
time
striking a healthy balance between work and study as online
self learning
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channels are open to
its
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subscribers without
time
restrictions. Another point of interest in taking up online
courses
is that students have access to
variety
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of views from
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tutors and enjoy the privilege of sampling a wide range of opinions on a particular subject thereby broadening their study scope.
On the other
hand
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however
,
majority
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of
courses
on the internet space are not well structured when measured by the standards set by most governing authorities in different fields of study; unlike the systematic delivery of work schemes which characterizes classroom learning in an organized setting:
this
narrative will most likely not change as there
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no taskforce available to enforce quality service delivery on the online space. It is
also
a big challenge to have an effective
stdents'
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student'
performance appraisal online because tests conducted on the internet space are not done under strict supervision
hence
there is a high possibility of students violating examination rules in order to excel. In conclusion,online
courses
have obvious advantages
as well as
disadvantages but the decision to learn online is made by individuals based on
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their priorities
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • self-discipline
  • virtual classroom
  • digital literacy
  • e-learning
  • asynchronous/synchronous learning
  • courseware
  • webinar
  • interactive
  • multimedia resources
  • accreditation
  • digital divide
  • pedagogy
  • curriculum
  • MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
  • blended learning
  • cognitive load
  • peer collaboration
  • learning management system (LMS)
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