Advantages Of Online Education

In a fast growing society, getting an education is important to an individual’s success. But sometimes obtaining a college degree can be challenging. In today society many individuals are very busy, and simply don’t have the time to go school. Between a full time job, kids, and not being able to commute back and forth to a campus can be a hassle for people. With technology advancing rapidly many schools are taking to virtual learning because it is easier and convenient. But is online education more effective than traditional classrooms? Furthering your education is a big decision and not meant to take lightly. Now days employers are require more skills and higher education beyond a high school diploma. But finding the right school …show more content…
Online classes is beneficial for many students, but to be successful a student needs to know themselves and their learning habits. There are pros and cons to traditional class rooms and online learning. Introducing hybrid classes to students allow the student to take full advantage of both face to face interaction with peers and instructor, and online work as well. A student maybe having a hard time understanding an assignment, and need additional help. In a strictly online course the student have to email their instructor and may or may not get a response right when they needed. The pros to the hybrid course is, the student will be able to communicate face to face with their instructor or peer to get a better understanding of their assignment. A survey was taking and “Hybrid-format students did perform slightly better than traditional-format students on the three outcomes, achieving pass rates that were about 3 percentage points’ higher, and standardized-test scores about 1 percentage point higher, and final-exam scores 2 percentage points higher, but none of these differences is statistically significant” (Bowen 19). Seen schools have been using hybrid course, students have succeed in their …show more content…
Consider a full time parent that work 40 plus hours a week, and have a far commute to the college. It would only be logical to purse your degree online, but the student know that they aren’t as strong in a particular subject. A hybrid course would better suit the student because they are able to commute to the campus maybe once a week to get the help they need. Online courses are convenient because students sometimes can’t commute to school every day, or work too many hours. When students aren’t able to make it to class, they have the opportunity to watch their lectures online “participating in live lectures and interacting with students in traditional day classes via the computer, and if they aren 't available when the class meets, they can watch the captured portion later” (Mitchell 30). Schools like the hybrid idea because provides students artificially intelligent tutoring, software, and