Online Learning Vs. full-time course. Which is better?


Full time course [Classroom learning]
A full time course is a learning experience that generally involves a regular interaction of the student and professors. Social interaction and communication among students, colleagues and lecturers tend to be one crucial part of traditional full time courses.
Advantages
There is face-to-face instruction.  You are able to clear doubts in the moment.
There is face-to-face interaction with classmates.
Networking is easier. On-campus education provides communication through the same channels with the addition of in-person, in-classroom opportunities.
Disadvantages:
Classroom education is time bound you got to attend the whole session or else you won’t be able to understand the topic
Classroom learning is the most common method of learning. According to the recent reports, a decline in traditional college enrollment is seen. Percentage of college students enrolled for Campus learning:
● 2014: 75 per cent
● 2015: 70 per cent
● 2016: 60 per cent
Meanwhile online learning received more traffic:
● 2014: 2.9 million
● 2015: 3.0 million
● 2016: 3.3 million

Online Learning
Online learning is education that takes place over the internet. It is often referred to as E-Learning. Online learning is becoming a popular choice for students around the globe as it eliminates the distance barrier.
Advantages
You can learn while sitting in the comfort of your home.
You can attend class at any time of the day or night.
It is convenient for those who work a full-time job.
Online learning provides the same kind of environment as in the real classroom.
Online learning has managed to capture a lot of attention in the past few years. Online learning offers many channels through which students and instructors interact with each other, including email, online chat, and video conferences.
Disadvantages
Online learning might be pocket friendly and saving quite a long time on traveling but still it lacks the physical experience. It may be hard to express your thoughts, feelings or opinions in writing.
Emails, discussion board posts, and chats may be misunderstood because there are no visual cues to your/the sender’s intentions.
Lots of reading is required -- from the lecture, to textbooks, to discussion board posts which you must read and respond to, you have to be sure not to miss vital information.
It is difficult to form a real connection with your peers
Chances of getting distracted
Questionable creditability of degrees
The reports published by Journal of Public Affairs Education which stated that:
      While online education tends to have less sense of instructor control, group dynamics were more favorable.
      Group contact tends to be continually maintained in online learning, but in the classroom setting, there was little group contact between meetings.
      Because of the distributed model of group studying, members may be slower to respond in the online setting.
      Although response time may be longer online, the quality of feedback tends to be more detailed and focused than in the classroom setting.

Many students want to quickly earn their degree with an online accelerated program, but they don’t understand or respect the amount of time required for studying. Successful students understand this and are willing to work at a pace that takes into account all that they have to do and those are the students who most often complete their educational goals. So, just like every coin has two sides, online learning and full time courses has its own merits and demerits. But the traditional way of learning i.e. full time course was found to be more authentic and reliable for an uplifting future.
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