Is online education effective

Why do students prefer online learning

Provides flexibility to student

Provides opportunity to eliminate certain aspects of traditional learning that tutors have to account for.

Limited by the number of students you can have in a certain space.

Limitation on the number of students in an online course is not controlled by the dimensions of a building.

Eliminates social pressure and anxiety student deal with in daily basis.

Online course work avoids peer pressure in school

Cheaper than traditional education

Institutes do not have vast land, property and building to manage.

Institutes do not have support staff and personnel to pay.

Cost of housing, dining and personal expenses associated with going to college bring additional cost.

Online education is failing student

E-learning is not meeting the mark

The fastest growing segment, online education, is often overrepresented by for-profit organizations.

Students from underrepresented and disadvantageous background underperform and have poor outcomes.

Students are less likely to complete their course

Online students who had high GPA were outperformed by their traditional student counterparts.

Students usually don’t have face-to-face meeting with their tutors

Having personal contact with the instructor enables quicker help and guidance within class.

Motivation of the student

Students think of online courses as a “learn at your own pace” environment.

Student put off coursework until a time that best suits them.

Technology can be problematic

If the internet is down, or a personal device is not working, it can cause disruption in learning process.

Online education is effective

Work for everyone

student do not have to be native internet user or completely understand everything about online environment to be successful in an online course.

Student unable to stay current with their goals due to limitations that come from the dimensions of a building.

Student and the educator should make sure to choose the right course

Some instructors might not be well suited for the form of teaching

Instructor should be comfortable with the online formats.

Instructor needs to find a way to engage the students

Students will not show interest in coursework when they realise that the tutor is not engaged.

Instructors need to imagine the total learning experience for the student

Instructor needs to be able to foresee how the material is being perceived by the student and their reaction to issues that rise.

Requires a lot of thought and planning to make sure no student is left confused.