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[onkarnath2001]

FunkySurd, on Mar 13 2007, 06:51 PM, said:

Well to me honestly I think online education is not a great thing to do!
I mean most of the time u are interacting with the computer and if u have friends they are over the computer and not real life friend like ur school or university, but some people may have different idea over this!
Tell me what u think?

yaa,its a truth.online education is a great innovation of the computer world where people can learn while they surf the net in their home or office.it is good for them who can not either get a lot of time for study in schools or colleges by sitting there.online education is also good as your teacher is with you anytime when you need or whwn you want.
but it has a lot of demerit like these type of education doesn't provide any competitive environment in between learners also it is just like a book where your doubt can arise but you get no one at the time to solve your problems instantly.

[k_nitin_r]

Hi!

I have taken up courses at both on-ground campuses and online programs. Online programs have the advantage that the focus is not on memorization of concepts but is rather on increasing the breadth of one's knowledge. On-ground campus programs seem to have a greater focus on memorization, though there are some that do focus on practice, such as when the course involves physically putting stuff together.

Most online learners have a day-time job and try to improve their skills and improve their resume while still holding onto their jobs.

[cindyabs]

I prefer online education I can study at and anywhere I want I can learn and study the course I prefer.

[Iniyila]

I think online education is nice way of educating peoples but only for universities, i think online education can be a part of education in schools but if the whole education goes online then some bad things can happen, if some one in some stages like middle and high school sits behind a desk and uses a PC for communicating with other peoples and teachers then he will never learn how to behave with those in real world, this is very important to go to school and sit on the chair beside other class mates and feel the environment conditions and be happy from being with his friends, i think your real friends, those who will be in your home within 15 minutes after your emergency call, will not be happy from only communicating through a virtual connection. by the way i think school will teach people how to do a team work, this thing is very important for your work and daily life, you can not learn such a thing trough online education, online education will give you more freedom but these freedoms are not always helpful, you can sit on a chair and do not wear anything but in your school you can not do that (or you can ), i mean those limits you face in a school is just for teaching you how to behave as a social person.

But in university everything is different, first i have seen even if they are using online education, they come to university regularly only for making some friends, they have passed those stages and they know online education is not enough and they need to be in university itself for seeing other peoples and communicating with them and just having fun. as peoples in these ages do know that online education is not enough so they can use it without any problem and they will not face any problem in their lives, yes i know that online education has many benefits like do not wasting time on the distance between your school and your home and many other benefits but if we do not waste our time on the way of school then waste it on what? we are not robots that should have efficiency of 100%, we are humans and we have feelings about each other, we can not just see each other through a 17 or bigger inches display, we need to get face to face, to shout each other and to laugh with other peoples, so i still believe online education will make situations worth and will make our peoples more depressed.

[Illustrious]

I believe that online school is actually pretty beneficial to many people. With online school, students who like to pursue different electives such as orchestra, band, photography, choir, and a lot of other fine arts classes. I know a lot of people whose schedules are jammed up so they are not able to participate in any of the fine arts classes that they wanted to. This dilemma was resolved with online classes. Online classes cleared up one or two classes for fine arts classes.

However, many online classes offered do not offer honors/AP classes. This is a problem for many students who are planning to become college-bound through these advanced classes. Also, I saw that physical education was offered through online classes which does not make any sense at all. I do not see how you can take physical education online. It does not make sense. I realize that the classes how you to do some exercise but many people can just fake it.

Overall, I believe that online classes are pretty beneficial to students. Depending on the students needs they will or will not need to take online classes. And if they do, the classes will be available for them to take at any time.

[JohnMarsh1234]

I like online education over all. With online school, students who like to pursue different electives such as orchestra, band, photography, choir, and a lot of other fine arts classes.

[iAssistant]

If you can go to school to study, I think it is better because you can be able to socialize and meet friends but if you are too busy with many things, online education is a great option.

[dylansmith088]

I agree. it is impossible to halt the march of technology and i feel some expensive regular education will get replaced. And i firmly believe that nothing of quality does get replaced. I think the best of both worlds will soon be available to students.

Edited by moderator, 20 April 2012 - 05:46 AM.