A
few years ago, distance learning was seen as an inferior way but
nowadays even famous and established traditional colleges and
universities are providing distance learning courses and it is generally
considered a way to improve one's life.
However,
people still argue whether distance learning give more advantage or
disadvantage. Some of them who see the benefit of distance learning will
say that distance learning needs no commuting. Of course it saves money
and time that students would take. Furthermore, distance learning can
be done at any student’s convenience. Mostly of the classes of distance
learning are asynchronous. It means that students do not have to attend a
lecture at a fixed particular time and place. Students can review the
assignments and do their homework during off-hours or from home.
Additionally, distance learning gives more accessibility. No one can
deny it. People with limited mobility may encounter the problem when
they take traditional class. With the online class system, the problem
is absent.
Despite
the many advantages, the other people will see that distance learning
is costly and needs complex technology. To attend online learning,
student must have a computer with possibly access to the internet.
Admitted or not, such technology devices are not always available for
common students. Another disadvantage of distance learning is that it
does not provide immediate feedback. Unlikely traditional classroom,
students have to wait for the feedback and comment until the instructor
has review the works and sent response to them. Most of the time
students will study alone. Distance learners may feel isolated or miss
that social physical interaction that comes with attending a traditional
classroom
Regarding
the individual’s learning style, some students are able to learn when
there is a live interaction between them and the available of
accompanying teacher while others don’t really need it. So before
deciding a choice of attending distance learning or not, each student
needs to do a fair analysis regarding the kind of person he/she is.
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