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ФИО автора:
Jumanova Kumush Golib kizi,
student of Chirchik State Pedagogical
Institute of Tashkent Region
Название публикации:
«ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
DISTANCE LEARNING AT HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM»
ABSTRACT
: This article researches the benefits and some limitations of e-learning
at Higher Education System. Nowadays, online education is becoming more and more
trendy all around the world. Distance learning is a great alternative to traditional
universities, especially for people who can’t afford to go to real courses because of lack
of time and money.
KEYWORDS
: online education, distance learning, advantages and disadvantages of
online learning, benefits of e-learning, limitations of e-lear
Nowadays, online education is becoming more and more trendy all around the world.
Many traditional universities have started sharing their courses online for free. It
represents an easy and convenient way to gain knowledge in almost all fields, from law
to psychology. Online learning is a great alternative
to traditional universities,
especially for people who can’t afford to go to real courses because of lack of time and
money.
Although most of people consider that traditional universities are the best way to get
an education, e-learning is proving to be a very good alternative. Students have the
opportunity to study on time and especially for free. This is a great way to explore
many areas and increase the motivation and spirit. Online education is very effective
because students can finish homework quickly and can spend
their leisure time for
hobbies or find a job.
There are currently two types of education, namely the presence, also conventional
call, to be used for centuries and distance, more recent, but has increased its acceptance
every day. Distance education, known acronym to call this type of education is the way
of learning which is established by the use of technologies that allow interaction
between the student and the teacher, although they are in physical environments and
different timelines [1]. All around the world educational institutions are looking for
online learning platforms to continue the process of educating students. The current
new norm is the concept of education, which has been replaced by online education as
the basis for conversion. Today, digital education has emerged as a necessary resource
for students and schools globally. For
many educational institutions, this is a
completely new way of teaching that they need to master. Online learning is now used
not only for academic learning, but also for students to learn extracurricular activities.
The demand for online education has increased significantly in recent months and may
continue to expand so in the future.
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In the United States, the first institution working with distance learning was the New
York State’s Empire State College (NYSE) in 1971. According to BIZHAN [2], NYSE
aimed to make higher education more accessible to students who were unable to attend
classes on college campuses.
According to Caldas and Amaral [3] it is necessary to learn to project the future and
prepare for it, but the instability brought by this adjustment period eventually trigger a
climate of insecurity in people. This statement may be sufficient to explain why so
many people still strongly refute the distance education mode and judge negatively
their effectiveness.
As everything has its advantages and disadvantages, online learning
has also its pros and cons. Decoding and understanding these pros and cons will help
institutions create a more effective strategy
for conducting lessons, providing a
continuous learning journey for students.
Assimilation behavior of a phenomenon is essentially an exploratory activity in which
the main objective is to refine the idea of research to facilitate a wider search [4]. Given
this premise, the stage of data collection can be considered as a preliminary
investigation as Emory & Cooper [5], constituting an essential method in conducting
the research.
Another advantage of online education is that it reduces financial costs.
Online education is much cheaper compared to physical education. This is because
online learning eliminates
student transportation, student nutrition, and most
importantly, real estate prices. In addition, all lessons
or teaching materials are
available online, creating a paperless learning environment that is cheaper and more
environmentally friendly.
However, the idea that distance education is more cost-
effective than traditional teaching is not an unanimity among the subject experts.
According to Dr. Lenn Annetta [6], from the State University of North Carolina (USA),
administrators of educational institutions are investing all their resources in distance
education to control the overall institutional costs, however, such an attitude is risky.
Another important problem on online classes is the Internet connection. Although the
penetration of the Internet has been accelerating in the last few years, online
communication at a good speed in small towns and villages is a problem. If there is no
normal Internet connection for students or teachers, the child may have an interruption
in learning. This is detrimental to the learning process.
In conclusion, the education system should be organized according to the environment
and the demands of students. As Information Technology
and Science has been
developing year by year, the demand for online education will continue growing.
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MORAN, José Manuel. Como utilizar a Internet na educação. Ciência da
informação, v. 26, n. 2, 1997.
2.
BIZHAN, Nasseh. A brief history of distance education. Occasional paper. Ball
State University, 1997.
3.
CALDAS, Ricardo Wahrendorff; DO AMARAL, Carlos Alberto A. Mudanças,
razão das incertezas: introdução à gestão do conhecimento. Editora CLA, 2002.
