Amidst the pandemic, while the whole world was locked behind doors, online classes were the only way to prevent damage to the students’ learning. Right from high school students, to college-goers to even students pursuing professional courses, everyone went online.
It’s largely becoming such a great norm that the eLearning market is expected to reach $336.98 billion by 2026, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1% from 2018 to 2026.
Earlier we couldn’t even imagine a situation like this but now that we have experienced it, we are realizing how beneficial and comfortable it actually is. And now that things are slowly settling down to normal, we are in a dilemma whether we shall consider pursuing our classes and courses online or go back to the good-ol’ offline classes.
Trust me, there’s a good ratio of the population who believes online education is a lot more beneficial. Here’s why!
1. Comfort
To feel relaxed while you are studying is very important to aid unmoved concentration and active learning. Most times, the environment in offline classes demands discipline unlike in online classes where you can attend classes at your own pleasure.
Further, accommodating a lot of students, in a fixed number of desks, with no great legroom, is quite a problem. Besides, any student will choose a pair of pajamas over a pair of trousers or jeans.
2. Convenience
No two students live the same lives, so how can we expect them to schedule their day-to-day activities on fixed offline classes. Pursuing offline classes means that you will have to schedule your day around the class, and not the class according to your day.
This restricts the students, invites chaos, and also costs you a lot of time. Plus, sometimes you have no option but hope for the classes to end soon.
However, online classes offer you all the convenience in the world. You can attend your classes at your own time availability until they are live sessions. As most schools also provide you with recordings, students can schedule their sessions depending on the productive and available hours
3. Productive class discussions
Now that you are attending classes in the comfort of your home with your own time availability, you will be able to concentrate better.
This enhances the classroom discussion because being more attentive means more discussion points and a productive learning session. This is not what a traditional classroom setting offers.
4. Career advancement
Online classes mean that you will be saving a lot more time than ever before. Be that in your commute or spending gossip sessions with friends after school.
This further frees time for the student to pursue several other things and develop as a professional. Right from joining a part-time online internship, or enrolling in a few other courses online, you can do all of this while attending your regular classes.
5. Develop computer skills
People have started to assume that putting your business online is the way ahead. That means not just classes, but conducting board meetings online, or presenting online, in the future.
So, no matter whether your curriculum is solely about information technology, or it is not, you will learn a lot of handy, on-the-job computer skills that will help you a lot in the future.
6. Diversity
An offline setting means students from one locality, or an area, or mostly from one city are only able to attend classes. But that is not the case with online classes.
With developing technology every day, the internet is reaching the most rural areas as well, giving them access to resourceful minds across the globe. Not only is it great for aspiring students, but for the teaching faculty as well.
This increases the diversity in your teaching and helps you learn a lot about different perspectives, areas, and backgrounds.
Over to you…
In the end, the star feature that online classes provide is flexibility. But this one word makes a big difference and you should definitely consider the same while making a choice between online and offline classes. Of course, offline classes are also helpful and have their own advantages, but make sure you do your own research and then make your final decision.
