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

Nowadays, there is an increasing number of people taking online programs.

However

, some people believe that

distance

learning courses can never be taken

as well as

those taken at college or university person. In fact, I firmly agree online courses cannot be as good as

offline

classes

for two reasons. The main reason is

students

can be easily distracted.

Distance

learning allows college

students

to learn whenever and wherever they want.

However

,

this

situation is not always suitable for them. They can be easily distracted by their surroundings.

For instance

, pupils can be bothered by their siblings when having online

classes

.

Thus

, the college

students

can not fully absorb the learning materials.

Moreover

, sometimes it is hard to find suitable places to study. They have to make more effort in

distance

learning than taking the

offline

one. It makes the pupils have to find a quiet place before starting the

class

. The following reason is an

internet

network problem. Online

classes

require a good connection.

However

, the

internet

connection cannot be always stable. Pupils can have difficulty connecting to the

internet

.

For instance

,

while

listening to the presentation, university

students

can get buffering.

Consequently

, they skip the

class

and have to catch up on the material after

class

. It will be more time-consuming rather than taking the

offline

class

.

To sum up

, not only distraction can be caused by

distance

learning, but

also

by

internet

connection problems. These situations make university

students

can not get the whole information and skip some

classes

. Having considered the drawbacks, I am strongly convinced that online

classes

cannot be

as well as

offline

classes

.