Online Learning Will Replace Face to Face Teaching. Do You Agree?
Gabriela Gonzaga
Online learning will replace face to face teaching. Do you agree?
With the advancement of technology and its accessibility to the public, the media is gaining more space in education. A type of teaching that has stood for innovation in teaching methods is online learning. It refers to the use of electronic media in education. This essay will argue that online learning offers the best accessibility to various types of students and the process of replacing face to face teaching for distance learning is already happening.
Firstly, online courses are more accessible to the needs of students. With it they can combine study with a full-time career (Hoare 2003). Each student has different needs regarding their schedules, because in many cases (for example) they need to work, or already have a family. Without online learning people may otherwise not be able to study. But through this type of course they now have the opportunity to create their own curriculum, pace and timetable (‘Net effects’ 2004). Furthermore, some distance courses offer students access to information easier than in a university library (Hoare 2003). It is much more practical to have access to a broad scientific content online. This also shows, in most cases, increased facilities for student’s comprehension through more elaborate graphics and illustration offered by online teaching methods (‘Net effects’ 2004). Additionally, it is possible to delve into content through students selecting the hyperlink (‘Net effects’ 2004). It is therefore clear distance learning has more accessibility for all types of students because of its flexibility and facilities to search.
Moreover the process of replacing the traditional method of teaching is already happening. The online courses are becoming popular around the world. For example the Open University, pioneer of distance learning and the biggest online provider, offers more than 25 degrees wholly online and has 22000 postgraduates worldwide
Online learning will replace face to face teaching. Do you agree?
With the advancement of technology and its accessibility to the public, the media is gaining more space in education. A type of teaching that has stood for innovation in teaching methods is online learning. It refers to the use of electronic media in education. This essay will argue that online learning offers the best accessibility to various types of students and the process of replacing face to face teaching for distance learning is already happening.
Firstly, online courses are more accessible to the needs of students. With it they can combine study with a full-time career (Hoare 2003). Each student has different needs regarding their schedules, because in many cases (for example) they need to work, or already have a family. Without online learning people may otherwise not be able to study. But through this type of course they now have the opportunity to create their own curriculum, pace and timetable (‘Net effects’ 2004). Furthermore, some distance courses offer students access to information easier than in a university library (Hoare 2003). It is much more practical to have access to a broad scientific content online. This also shows, in most cases, increased facilities for student’s comprehension through more elaborate graphics and illustration offered by online teaching methods (‘Net effects’ 2004). Additionally, it is possible to delve into content through students selecting the hyperlink (‘Net effects’ 2004). It is therefore clear distance learning has more accessibility for all types of students because of its flexibility and facilities to search.
Moreover the process of replacing the traditional method of teaching is already happening. The online courses are becoming popular around the world. For example the Open University, pioneer of distance learning and the biggest online provider, offers more than 25 degrees wholly online and has 22000 postgraduates worldwide
References: ‘Net effects’ 2004, The Guardian, 24 January, in McCormack & S Watkins 2007, English for academic study: speaking, Garnet Publishing, Reading, UK, p.77. Hoare, S 2003, ‘E for degree’, The Guardian 26 August, in McCormack & S Watkins 2007, English for academic study: speaking, Garnet Publishing, Reading, UK, p.78-79.