Distance Learning

Distance Learning

Performed: Permatov Ganisher

• Distance learning is designed to provide educational

opportunities to students who are unable to pursue on-site study. Written correspondence courses, online classes and other remote classroom delivery methods fall under the category of distance learning.

• There are some pros and cons of distance learning.

Distance Learning Pros:

• Convenience 
• Flexibility
• Availability
• Cost 

• Accessibility 
• No Travel Expenses 
• No Interrupting Job/Career 

• Convenience — take online courses when you need them, not based on some college’s annual or semester schedule. A course is as close as a computer with an Internet connection.
• Flexibility — with no set class times, you decide when to complete your assignments and readings. You set the pace. In some programs, you can even design your own degree plan.
• Availability — distance-learning opportunities have exploded over the past few years, with many accredited and reputable programs.
• Cost — prices are often cheaper for online courses than traditional college and trade courses — with no housing or meals plans to worry about.

Accessibility — with an online course, you can work on the course just about anywhere you have computer access.

• Accessibility — with an online course, you can work on the course just about anywhere you have computer access.
• No Travel Expenses — you may never even have to leave your house to take an online course, and certainly there are no relocation costs.
• No Interrupting Job/Career — because distance learning courses are located in cyberspace and controlled by your pace, there is no need to quit your current job.

Distance Learning Cons:

• No Instructor Face Time
• No Social Interaction 

• Requires New Skills/Technologies 
• Making Time 
• No Campus Atmosphere 

No Instructor Face Time — if your learning style is one where you like personalized attention from your teachers, then online education will probably not work for you.

• No Instructor Face Time — if your learning style is one where you like personalized attention from your teachers, then online education will probably not work for you.
• No Social Interaction — while you often interact with classmates via email, chat rooms, or discussion groups, there are no parties or offline get-togethers.

• Requires New Skills/Technologies — if you’re are afraid of change or new technologies, then online education will probably not work for you.
• Making Time — if you are one of those people who always needs an extra push to complete work, you may have a hard time making time for your online classes.
• No Campus Atmosphere — part of the traditional college experience, of course, is the beauty of the campus, the college spirit — but you have none of that with distance-education courses.

The needs of distance learners

• 1. Connect what you learn with previous knowledge and experience
• 2. Don’t skip online classes and submit your homework in time
• 3. Computer Skills
• 4. Available Resources

Conclusion

Distance learning is relevant. The number of potential trainees is 3-4 million per year, who take distance learning courses, improve their skills, get a second or additional education in a short period of time. According to the criteria for the formation of knowledge and skills, distance learning technology significantly exceeds the qualitative parameters of distance learning. In addition, distance learning programs are much cheaper than traditional education
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