Online Education Case Study

Case study:

Online Education

Today, online education is no longer a new concept for us. Many people may have already experienced learning through all kinds of online resources because of more flexible schedule and more comfortable place. Online education can be a distance course authorized by the university or digital learning materials uploaded to the internet. But as a derivative of the new technology, two-side effect is almost inevitable.

As for students, there is no doubt that online education can create more possible options for them to have further learning, especially for those who is not able to have the traditional programs on campus. For instance, people already been working cannot vacate a fixed period of time to focus on study. Undereducated people but with strong interest may not have the access to enroll in some higher professional programs. Students from poor family cannot afford the tuition fees on traditional forms of study. So as some advantages mentioned above, online education provides variable types of learning. Students can always find a course with fit time, location and price and design a proper learning schedule for themselves. But online education is not omnipotent, it actually has poor effect for those who cannot arrange their time properly. Online education can be a quick way to learn something if a student knows how to learn systematically. Besides that, study online is really different from the atmosphere when you sit in a classroom facing with your professor. This is mainly because you cannot get a quick and instant interaction. When you confused with some points, you have to look up somewhere else. And even though you find an answer, you may still suspect whether it is right or wrong because there is no professional teacher giving you the feedback.

Dose online education help to expand the university to increase the revenue or will it terminate the traditional campus? The answer should be elusive. With opening the gate of...