Is Online Learning For You?
How well would Online Learning fit your learning needs and personal circumstances? This is a guide to help you decide if Online Learning may provide an alternative to on-campus courses for you. It does not guarantee your success or failure in Online Learning.
Online Learning Facts
- Online Learning students sometimes can end up neglecting their course work because of personal or professional circumstances, unless they have compelling reasons for taking the course.
- Some students prefer the independence of Online Learning; others find it uncomfortable.
- Online Learning gives students greater freedom of scheduling, but it can require more self-discipline than on-campus classes.
- Some people learn best by interacting with other students and instructors; distance study does not provide much opportunity for this interaction.
- Online Learning requires you to work from printed materials and directions without face-to-face instructions.
- It may take as long as two weeks to get comments back by mail from your instructor.
- Online Learning requires at least as much time as on-campus courses and in many instances up to three times as much.
- Online Learning frequently uses technology for teaching and communication.
- Online Learning classes usually require written assignments and projects.
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