Online Classes

      An online class is an educational lecture designed to be posted online. Lectures are recorded to video, audio or both, then uploaded and made view-able on a designated site. Students may go to a certain designated site to view the lecture online at a time which is convenient for them. Online classes are usually provided by most of the college but there are also many other online website where we can get online class. For example: EDX, Udemy, Coursera etc. Some of the online courses provided are even accredited to many universities like Harvard, MIT, UCLA, and others. As online classes are easy to register for there are some pros and cons of taking online classes. 

Advantages:

1) Cheaper and affordable

       Compared to the traditional in class interaction on campus, Online classes are cheaper and affordable. In most of the cases we can always take an online classes but to make it accredited to the universities and get certificate we have to pay certain amount which is actually cheaper than paying to the college for in class interaction.

2) Flexible time and environment

       One can learn anytime and anywhere through online class. All you need is a laptop and environment. As there will not be any specific time that you have to take a class it makes our time flexible. And most importantly we can learn by staying at any corner of the world. All we need is a zeal to study.

3) More interaction 

       There is some contradictory evidence about this. Some investigators say that traditional courses are better for interaction and some say the other way around. But studies have proven that it improves interaction with certain persons. Online courses offer shy or more reticent students the opportunity to participate in chats more than they do in a traditional class.

4) Flexibility to learn anything you want

       One of the perks of taking online courses is that we can literally learn anything we want. Any subject matters that interest you can be taken online and we can learn a lot and work on like every other students. 

Disadvantages:

1) Needs self-Discipline

    The worst case scenario of taking online classes is that students often stop taking classes because there is no one to control you and to motivate you. The main idea is we need to be self motivated. Any students who often find hard to keep up deadline by themselves can have really hard time in online classes and may end up not completing the classes.

2) Impersonal and lesser social interaction to real world

    As we are basically taking online classes on our own and we do not really meet people and talk to them the social interaction, which we need in our life as a social animal, decreases and this might be harmful to our social norms, values and environment. Moreover,  Interacting with other people is not something which stands central with an online course. Some people absolutely need an educator to learn successfully.

To conclude as there are most of the people doing an online classes there are always many people who prefers doing an traditional classes and real interaction with students and professors. Online courses are not made for every person or study. Traditional education will still exist, but online course will be something you see more and more.