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Online Learning:
Benefits, Challenges,
and Opportunities.
By Ms. V.L. Vasundhara,
B. Tech (ECE)- 19UP1A0441
Online learning is an alternative way to study at
university, and instead of going to classrooms, you
study at home, or wherever you choose, via the
internet. Classes, teaching materials, support, and
assessments are all delivered online. Often, these
are also recorded so they can be re-watched. Due
to this pandemic situation many educational
institutions have been closed for almost a year and
half, so due to this reason the institutions have
started taking online classes for the students. And
not only educational institutes many MNC's have
declared work from home for their employees and
even the newly acquired employees were given
training online. So Covid-19 could be one of the
reasons to start the online learning. Education is
the most important part of our life.
Today there is such an easy way to get an
education that we do not need to go anywhere to
get an education. To take education, we can get
education from the teacher just sitting at home
from the online mood.
In today's time, facilities like the internet are
available in all the homes. Online education is
proving to be very effective in the time of Corona.
Nowadays online education is becoming very
prevalent everywhere whether it is village or city.
We can join online education anywhere in the
country or abroad. Today online education is
proving to be very beneficial for students.
The pandemic has severely affected education
and educational systems across the world.
Educational institutions around the world were
temporarily closed in an attempt to reduce the
impact of Corona. 1.077 billion learners have been
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affected due to school closures. Now the biggest
question arises that how students get an
education?
Many big organizations have found only one
solution for this, which is online education. The
effect of which can be seen everywhere.
The Benefits of Online Learning:
Even traditional universities and colleges have
started following online teaching/learning
practices. Those who are new to the concept of
online learning might be a little confused about
whether to opt for it or not. Well, here we have
listed a few points describing the benefits and
challenges of online learning to help you develop a
better understanding of this form of education.
• With online learning, faculty and students
enjoy enhanced convenience, access, and
flexibility to the courses. As these courses can
be taken and delivered from anywhere, at any
time, trainers and learners do not need to
travel to specific locations in bad weather
conditions.
• Online education creates an engaging and
interactive environment for all participants in
classrooms and it is more beneficial for
students that are not comfortable with raising
hands. Many teachers have reported that
students tend to do more meaningful
discussions on important course topics at the
end of online courses. Those who are not able
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to speak up due to shyness are also able to
highlight their doubts in writing.
• When run successfully, online courses also
tend to increase student retention and
satisfaction rates. They can pursue their
interests from home or while doing a regular
job as well. Online learning opens doors for
several opportunities where students can
boost their skills in multiple directions with
ease.
• There are several incentives available for
teachers as well. They can use new-age
technologies, such as casting, to make
lectures more interactive for students. Online
learning can also be supported by multimedia
content, virtual reality, and augmented reality.
• Online learning also extends reach to an
extensive range of audiences. These courses
are not limited to students that can reach a
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college or a university campus; instead, they
are equally beneficial for students in another
corner of the world. This is the main reason
behind the increasing popularity of online
learning.
Challenges of Online Learning:
• For teachers or trainers that had been
following traditional means of teaching for the
past several years, it may be a little challenging
and complicated to be familiar with online
learning practices. On one side, where
campus-oriented courses are limited to
specific time duration and specific days in the
week, online teaching opens doors for keeping
courses open 24/7.
• It is a little challenging for teachers to
understand the learning abilities of individual
students during online classes. As teachers
and students hardly get to know each other, it
is difficult to set up an interactive environment
in classes.