Traditional vs Online Education

Online education and traditional education have similarities and differences in the flexibility, interaction with teachers and peers, and the learning aspects of school. All of these points are important when considering whether to take classes online or to go to a college to take classes. Everyone learns differently; some may prefer sitting in a class with a professor giving a lecture. Others will prefer to learn on their own at home on their own time.
For example, many people have to work and take care of a family along with taking classes. Flexibility is a great asset when taking classes online. There is no set time to log into the classroom. A person who is taking online classes needs to be organized and find the time to sit down every day to complete assignments. Some professors will also post assignments for the whole week so that they can be completed ahead of time. On the other hand when attending traditional school, there is a certain time and day that a student must go to the facility to attend the class. The professor may give the students an assignment, and it may be due the next time the class is in session. In some cases, a student has the ability to work at a faster pace. This can help to complete a degree in a shorter period of time than a traditional school. Most traditional schools require a couple of years to achieve an associate’s degree; a number of people get their degree in just seventeen months with an online school.

Of course, there is a difference between the online classes and the traditional classes when it comes to interaction between the teachers and the peers. The online classes do not have face-to-face interaction, but have interaction through e-mail and forums. For some, this may be frustrating because in traditional education, a student will get an immediate response for the questions that are asked. Online classes take a little more time to get an answer; not everyone is online at the same time. It may take