around, or sit in a classroom for hours on end to earn your degree.” (Bethel University, 2014, pp. 4) There are a few differences between traditional classroom and online classroom environments. Traditional classes are set around a schedule and set place to attend the class, whereas online classes allow for attendance almost anywhere there is internet and computer access. The online class allows for more flexibility around the students work schedule by providing deadlines that have to be met,…
Online classes or Face-to-face? Students learn at different paces and different ways. Online classes is one of the ways for students to learn different subjects, and it proves to be a good for some students. Online classes allow you work at your own pace which most students enjoy. The other way is the traditional sitting in a desk, listening to a teacher/professor teach on and on, and trying to stay awake until its over. Classroom makes you have a good sense of time management. Students need…
ways to attend the classes necessary to acquire one. These students typically have busy schedules or live a distance away from their school of choice. This means that the students may not have the opportunity to attend their classes in person. The most popular alternative is taking the course in an online environment. However, with so many students turning to this option, people have been questioning whether or not an online education can stand up to the quality of a traditional one. Colleges,…
spend a large amount of time weighing the differences between online schools over a more traditional type of education. There are many points in favor of attending a traditional brick and mortar school. However, the benefits offered by studying online are convenient schedules, and increased flexibility. Although there are many similarities between learning in a classroom and learning online, the differences helped guide me towards online schooling. Traditional school provides an assortment of…
founded, until quite recently, there was no such thing as “online classes.” Students in higher education institutions have the option of whether or not he or she wants to take an online course. Today, some college students are allowed to take all online classes if they choose to. A new type of online course a student is able to take today is called a MOOC. MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course. (Educase Library) This course is open to the online public. This allows anyone who is interested…
fairly new to college, but I am not oblivious to the differences between taking courses online or in classroom. The preference in how you learn is totally up to you, you will need to consider some differences including but not limited to time management, clarity of information, and even admission (schedule). Taking any online course forces you to have major time management skills, and if you don’t I’m almost positive you will after week one. Online courses make you responsible by making…
The primary difference between learning in a traditional class versus learning in an online setting is that traditional learning you are sitting in front of the professor with other classmates and can get immediate help when needed. If you are online you have to wait until the professor is online and is available, so the communication feedback would be slower. In an online learning the student is complete control of their learning. If the student wants to work ahead they can, they do not have to…
Attendance Optional Both online and traditional face-to-face learning are effective despite their differences. Each type of learning has their advantages and disadvantages regarding the progression of a student. Such as, the amount of help that a student receives by a teacher, the ability to cheat on assignments, the student’s mental health state, and how that can affect the learning process in and outside of an actual classroom. Traditional learning may seem scary or even challenging to some…
Today there are many ways for a student to earn a post-secondary education. The traditional option for attending in person classes at university or college is still present, but there many students are choosing to earn their degrees through a completely online or hybrid program, which is mostly online but does include some in person courses. No matter which style of earning an education students chose, the main goal associated with achieving a degree remains the same. That goal is for students…
taken to obtain that degree. The article “Online learning turns college into assembly line” written by Rick Roth (2012) suggested that many online courses taint or remove the learning process in different ways, therefore eliminating the ability to be creative and think for one’s self (para. 5). Yet, in the article “The Benefits of Online Learning” written by Tom Snyder (2013) he strongly advocated that the future of education relied heavily in the use of online instruction (para. 1). This…