Attending Online Classes: Is Getting Distance Learning Courses Good?

Is attending online classes a waste of time? What are the advantages and disadvantages of online classes? Should you prefer to get distance learning courses than a traditional education wherein you will attend university to take your desired college courses?

Do you know that attending online classes can help you save money? Do you also know that attending online classes can help you save time?

Here’s how;

Since you are not using any universities or colleges facilities like library, classrooms and comfort room, the online education will be more cheaper than a traditional education.

If you will attend universities or colleges, the administration will pay for the teachers, instructors or professors. In online education, you will study alone through the aid of computer with internet connection. The administration may pay for the instructor if he/she will teach you online. But, most of the time, the online education will only use modular lessons.

Attending Online Classes: Is Getting Distance Learning Courses Good?

We can say that getting a college degree online is good or bad. It is just a matter of how the student will treat this type of education.

A student who is serious in his education through online classes is better than a student who is not serious even though he is attending 6 to 8 hours in college or universities.

Image Credit: Mike Licht via Flickr CC 2.0 — Online Education, after Clara M. Burd

The Answer: Education will always depends on how the students treat the “education” itself.

Online Classes Versus Traditional Education (Opinion)

Online classes can become very good if the student and the parent want to save money and time. However, the traditional education is still “recommended” if the students and parents want to ensure the quality of education. It doesn’t mean that online education can’t give you a high quality education.

I just want you to think, which is better among the two; a traditional education guided by professors and skilled instructors or a online education guided by the computer?

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