Many colleges and universities have instituted online
education programs. These programs are the best way to learn because they offer
many benefits to the colleges and students.
If colleges are going to meet the rising demand for education,
they are going to have to be able to compete in a market that is becoming more
technology dependent every day. There is a need for classrooms that will give top
notch education combined with flexibility on scheduling.
The online course that I took gave me the freedom to work my
full-time, manage my household and attend classes all at the same time. This
gave me the advantage of getting my degree while not causing my family or
employer to suffer for lack of my time.
Recent studies show that students that attended all or some
online classes received higher marks on tests than students receiving
traditional classroom educations.
Some people argue that students are not learning through
online classes as well because they are not receiving the quality of education
they would receive with a brick and mortar classroom and on site professor.
They believe that students are not effective at time management when not
instructed to attend class at given times and locations.
These arguments don’t work since the average student needing
online classes is aware of their time management and know that they would not
be able to commit to a rigid schedule of classes due to conflicts with work and/or
family. They also understand that they are giving up having a professor teach
them face to face and can manage learning with web-accessed professors.
For these reasons, online education is the best for a
student that is not able to attend regular classes with on-site classrooms and
professors. We should be allowing all students to learn in the environment that
works best for them. How else will an entire portion of the world’s population
be able to better themselves and their futures if they aren’t allowed access to
online learning?
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