Nowadays, online education is taking over the world. Web-based learning establishments grow involving more and more people into variety of courses and programs. Online education offers assets which traditional learning cannot provide.
First of all, web-based studying is highly flexible. Time is becoming the most valuable resource, so it is logical that people are increasingly looking for ways to its rational spending and consider studying remotely. It is important to admit that online learning perfectly enables students to combine work, studying and personal arrangements. Additionally, time restrictions in web education lie in a different dimension – courseware can be repeated, saved, double-checked at any time without connection to real time.
While attending online course, the materials appear to be better accessible and student can review and even customize learning plan according to his needs and abilities. Moreover, the undoubted advantage of online education is the digital courseware, that significantly saves natural resources and reduces costs of course overall. Such leading supplier of courseware as, for example, Mindtap, state that students who used their materials performed 29% better than those who did not (LESSONS).
Yet another pro of online education is a learning environment. Researchers identified a relationship between learning outcomes and environment (Ya Ni). Absence of social interaction gives students ability to openly express their opinions in the objective environment ask questions, eliminate conformist’s approach etc. Web-based courses are also user-friendly in terms of planning, breaks, speed of learning. Besides, there are limited learning hazards at home comparatively with traditional education.
References
LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL COURSEWARE IN HIGHER EDUCATION. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2017, from http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/EGA009_CourseWP_Upd_Rd7.pdf
Ya Ni, A. (n.d.). Comparing the Effectiveness of Classroom and Online Learning: Teaching Research Methods. Retrieved January 30, 2017, from http://www.naspaa.org/JPAEMessenger/Article/VOL19-2/03_Ni.pdf
Spies Blair, B. (n.d.). Babson Research Study: More Than 6.7 Million Students Learning Online. Retrieved January 30, 2017, from http://www.babson.edu/News-Events/babson-news/Pages/130107-2012-survey-of-online-learning-results.aspx
