Advantages and Disadvantages of online education
Education is a very important part of our life. Education can also concoct our future and if it is not taken we have many issues in the future. Some years ago traditional education was highly available. but due to covid-19 all schools are closed from 2019. The universities and educational institutions were also closed during the lockdown period and traditional classroom teaching switched to online teaching in many countries to compensate for the educational losses.
Advantages
flexibility - Learners can study the online courses material during their own time
Comfort - online lectures can be attended from the comfort of your home
Reduced costs - online education can cost less as there is no cost for computing
Save time - it helps to save time as students don't have to travel for online learning
No age barrier - online classes are effective for all age groups. People can finish their studies via online obtainable courses and school students can find their notes in the online application
Online education is not expensive
Online learning has no geographical barrier.
Students can take aid and use resources anytime.
Online learning is free from boring lecture methods, it includes other methods like demonstration, project methods and so on.
Online education can be delivered in form of lesson animation videos and images
Variety of programs and courses- students have a lot of options to select an online educational program. They can select subjects and topics of their interests very easily
Improve retention quality - online learning enhances retention power among students. It describes concepts and theories in the form of videos, images, descriptions, documentaries, charts etc. so that they can be remembered easily. It makes it easier for students with respect to equation problems - solving etc.
Disadvantages
lakes social interaction- It is difficult to have group discussion in online education student teacher interaction is also Limited
Technology issues - many students face technical issues like slow internet speed or inconsistent internet comparability. This obstructs the learning experience.
Cheating - students can cheat easily if exams are conducted online. They copy the answers from their books and websites when giving the exams.
Inability to focus - many students find it difficult to focus on screen for a long period of time. students get distracted quickly towards social media or other websites too.
Internet packages are more height priced
Student’s Classroom interaction is missing
Poor students and some other students can not get internet packages and their parents do not know computer knowledge
Not appropriate for all - It is a well known fact that students have a dominant learning style. Few visual, few auditory etc. online learning which requires a child to sit in front of a device and understand the lesson, may not be suited to all learning styles.
Health problems - Attending classes online requires sitting in front of a laptop or mobile for longer hours can give few health issues like headaches, eye strain, ear problems, bad posture, and other physical issues.
Distraction - Online learning also creates a lot of destruction. Most students open the mobile to learn something and end up using social media websites, chatting, sharing photos or playing video games. These types of destruction waste one’s time, which could have been used to perform a meaningful task.
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