ONLİNE LEARNİNG İS BETTER THAN FACE-TO-FACE LEARNİNG

ONLİNE LEARNİNG İS BETTER THAN FACE-TO-FACE LEARNİNG.

Today’s technology allows us to make beneficial things from screens. One of them is online learning. Online learning is that teaching is done by means of electronic media.  However, online learning is a new style for people because people have been teached by face to face learning for years. İn addition, Face to face learning is a system that student and teacher can see each other.

Upon comparing online learning and face to face learning, we detect that skills, strategies, and techniques used in face-to-face learning environments will also work well in online learning. However, there exist many a difference between them. For instance ,Whereas İn Online learning , we feel more relax because of less sense of instructor control ,at face to face learning , we feel uncomfartable because of more sense of leadership from Instructor.

Online method of education are advantageous for many reasons. First of all, it is a very convenience. A human can use a computer can access Internet anywhere, such as at home, outdoor or even on a bus. This benefit is important especially for people who live in remote or rural areas and cannot commute to school. Moreover, it is also useful for parents who want their young children study at home or any student who prefers to work in their comfort own home. İn addition, online learning is more cheaper than traditional classroom academic or trade course. These courses are unpaid. Students can save money. For example, they do not have to pay for course of fees. Also, One of the biggest advantage of online learning is that although your trainees spread all over the country in different time zones, they can collect them on online learning and you can start your training without waiting participants to come class as in face to face learning. İn addition, in online learning, when your class finish, you can watch it again when you want but in face to face you can not do this.

İn online learning you do not have to act acccording to rules limiting us. You are flexible. Flexibility is certainly one of the most important benefits. One research suggest that online academic courses and learning initiatives are becoming more aware of the needs of people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and this means that people from such backgrounds are in a much better position to learn and progress than they used to be. An according to another research, Evidence shows that there are certain groups of students that benefit from college online learning much more than other groups.

There exist many a website about online learning such as The university of the people, WatchKnowLearn, Open university. For instance,  The University of the People is simply amazing, as the world's first tuition-free online university. The school works similarly to the aforementioned MITx, where students do not have to pay tuition or access fees for courses, but they do require application and exam fees. Although University of the People's online education resources are not 100%  free when it comes to earning course credit or a degree, for what they are offering, it might as well be. The university offers degrees at the associate and bachelor level, and is in the process of accreditation. University of the People is particularly inspiring for its approach in supporting students in developing countries, with a commitment to helping students overcome geographic and financial limitations that might otherwise deprive them of higher learning. Through social networking, collaborative learning, and open educational resources, students can take advantage of the vast resources offered by this university, which is backed by Yale, NYU, the United Nations, as well as other organizations, along with a faculty and staff of current and former instructors and educational professionals from traditional universities.

GLOSSARY

İnitiative: a plan or activity that is done to solve a problem or improve a situation

Aforementioned: mentioned ​earlier

Tuition: money that you pay for being taught, especially at college or university

Bachelor level: undergraduate academic degree

Accreditation: official approval of an organization

Commitment: when you are willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in

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