Similarities and differences between studying on-campus and distance learning. Which one is more effective?
Similarities and differences between studying on-campus and distance learning. Which one is more effective?
Introduction
There has been a drastic change in the education system by the introduction of new ways of learning. On campus studies has been slowly supplemented by distance education. This education method is characterized by the student being substantially separated from the teacher and classroom. This learning system has enhanced its growing popularity due to the faster and greater accessibility of the internet. As distance education students only need to communicate with their tutors and exchange materials over the net, this method can be possible even for students living in a different part of the world.
Distance education has many benefits that make it a solid competitor compared to traditional education. For example, joining a distance course, students can study at their own place and time, choose a flexible schedule and combine different tasks simultaneously. It is also helpful for people over 25 who in most of the cases have a full time job and cannot attend classes in person. It is also a great monetary benefit because distance courses, travel expenses and educational fees are significantly lower than on campus studies.
The differences between those two methods
The benefits and weaknesses of the face to face learning mode: One of the major benefits relates to the comfort status and familiarity of the surrounding environment that are classrooms. In a classroom all student have the possibility to obtain faster and direct assistance because of the accessibility to face to face tutors and real time answers by speaking directly instead of typing. Students also have the opportunity to form friendships with classmates and create group discussions that will clarify the topic information thus, reducing the possibility of misunderstandings.
The on-campus education method has a few disadvantages when comparing to distance education. Background noise
Introduction
There has been a drastic change in the education system by the introduction of new ways of learning. On campus studies has been slowly supplemented by distance education. This education method is characterized by the student being substantially separated from the teacher and classroom. This learning system has enhanced its growing popularity due to the faster and greater accessibility of the internet. As distance education students only need to communicate with their tutors and exchange materials over the net, this method can be possible even for students living in a different part of the world.
Distance education has many benefits that make it a solid competitor compared to traditional education. For example, joining a distance course, students can study at their own place and time, choose a flexible schedule and combine different tasks simultaneously. It is also helpful for people over 25 who in most of the cases have a full time job and cannot attend classes in person. It is also a great monetary benefit because distance courses, travel expenses and educational fees are significantly lower than on campus studies.
The differences between those two methods
The benefits and weaknesses of the face to face learning mode: One of the major benefits relates to the comfort status and familiarity of the surrounding environment that are classrooms. In a classroom all student have the possibility to obtain faster and direct assistance because of the accessibility to face to face tutors and real time answers by speaking directly instead of typing. Students also have the opportunity to form friendships with classmates and create group discussions that will clarify the topic information thus, reducing the possibility of misunderstandings.
The on-campus education method has a few disadvantages when comparing to distance education. Background noise
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