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Fosters self-paced learning whereby students can
learn at the rate they prefer.
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Reduces travel time and travel costs for
students.
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Students can "attend" a course at
anytime, from anywhere. This means that parents can attend to their
children, then sit down to class; working students
can
attend classes no matter what their work schedule might be, folks that travel
for business or pleasure can attend class from anywhere in the world that has
internet access
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Course material is accessible 24 hours a day
7 days a week. Students have the ability to read and re read lectures,
discussions, explanations and comments. Often spoken material in the classroom
passes students by due to a number of distractions, missed classes, tiredness
or boredom.
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Participating online is much less
intimidating than "in the classroom." Anonymity provides students a level
playing field undisturbed by bias caused by seating arrangement, gender, race
and age. Students can also think longer about what they want to say and add
their comments when ready. In a traditional class room, the conversation could
have gone way past the point where the student wants to comment.
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Because there are no geographic barriers to
online learning, students can find a diversity of course material that
may not be available to them where they live or work. This is especially true
for professional training and for students in remote rural areas that cannot
support college or vocational training centers.
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Online courses provide an excellent method of
course delivery unbound by time or location allowing for accessibility to
instruction at anytime from anywhere. Adult learners in particular, find the
online environment a convenient way to fit education into their busy lives.
The ability to access a course from a home computer via the Internet, 24 hours
a day, seven days a week is a tremendous incentive for this group to reach
their academic and career goals.
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Online learning
is the most effective way of delivering the most training to the maximum
number of people at the lowest cost. It is flexible, fast and convenient. It
saves time, money and precious resources. It delivers measurable results that
bring a real return on investment.
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Studies have shown student retention to be up to 250% better with online
learning than classroom courses.
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Why do students flock to the online learning
environment? With over 4 million students are enrolled in online schools and
universities (and that number is growing 30% per year), there are many
compelling arguments for attending a cyber classroom (Lewis, 2005).
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