Online Education

What is Online Education?

Online education, also known as distance learning or e-learning, differs from ordinary education because students are not required to visit an genuine classroom and listen to an instructor face-to-face. Students access the course materials or lectures through internet and periodically meet the teachers to solve any problem. 

Online education is "a classroom without walls," says Dr. Stella Thompson, an online helper Professor of English at Prairie View A&M University. It's "attractive in assisted, self-directed learning."

Benefits of Learning Online :

Online education is truly about student expediency. Students can check in, work on coursework, and turn them in when their schedules permit, not when the college doors are open.

Some of the benefits of online education are as follows : 

Less Tuition Fee: The cost of undergoing an online course is much cheaper than that of on-campus fees. Apart from that, a student is also able to save more on the transportation cost, because he/she does not have to commute to the university campus, there is no need to buy meals on campus or even rent an apartment near the campus.

Flexible Timing : The students pursuing an online education can complete the course at his/her convenient time and place. This is extremely suitable for working professionals, who can pursue an online course from the comfort of the house adjusting time from the hectic work schedule. 

Wide Choice of Institutions: Students who reside in remote areas or small towns where the number or choice of institutions are limited, one can take advantage of pursuing a higher education from a prestigious institutions of their dreams. 

Working while Learning : Working professionals can pursue a higher education without hampering their work. 

Online education means students no longer have to:

·    quit their jobs to attend college,

·     take time off from work to attend a specific course,

·     find a babysitter,

·     spend hours in rush hour traffic or drive 200 miles to the nearest

      University,                                                                        

·     waste more of those minutes walking from class to class.

How Online Education Works :

After researching the best credited institution, students are required to apply to one of the college's degree programs. Once accepted into an online program, students are asked to sign up for suitable courses. After the registration process is entire and students are accepted into the program, the real work begin.

Students begin their course studies by logging onto the Internet. Once they're in their appropriate classroom, they'll learn by interpretation assignments, asking questions, and receiving instructor criticism. Some courses even offer forums and/or chat rooms where students can gather, with or without the instructor, to discuss assignments. Finally, students are grade on homework assignments, final projects, and test scores.

While most online courses are done using the above method, some courses are done during set times with more sophisticated programs, like the one Mrs. Strong-Millsap uses in her high school courses.

"In the program I teach, all students log in at the same time each day," says Joanna Strong-Millsap, a high school distance learning instructor. "We use microphones and headsets to communicate in real time. And the software program the school provides allows me to use a white board, PowerPoint presentations, and film, video, and audio clips. We can even pull up websites."