Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual education

by Jonas Frueh Academic Writer

As the world is moving more advance and modern day by day, new methods and technologies are invented. The main objective of this advancement and innovation is to save time and achieve more comfort. All around the world education is considered as a basic and most essential requirement for people. Education is conducted as one of a living need to survival. Therefore, from centuries people use to fulfil this need by going to schools, colleges, universities or other educational academies. Nowadays this vital need of education is provide through the platform of virtual education. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of Virtual education:

Advantages of Virtual Education

• Students can study at any time and at any place. Students just only require an internet connection and electronic device like computers, laptops even smart phones.

• Students can contact anytime and from anywhere and have complete access to the content 24 hours.

• Allowing students to adjust the study to the availability of own time. Make excellent use of educational facility by increase the standard of your learning skills.

• Students can save a lot of energy, time and money, since they do not require travelling time and expense.

• The virtual educations make easy the concerted work, by providing the platform to chats, debates and practices in other aspects to enhance the knowledge.

• In common educational institutes where there are numerous of students present in surroundings, teaching techniques can cause imperfections, by generating of distractions for the student.

• Due to no specific travel time and other factors are require, so during any natural disaster such as bad weather, it will act as a greater investment in protection of your health, time and money.

• The strictness in the completion of schedules and attendance is not needed.

• The response of good availability of the student will helps him a lot to receive education.

• The problem of people with physical disabilities or mental disorders that cause limited study possibilities can be resolve.

• People living in remote places or with limited resources can be benefited.

• No personal conflicts or grudges will arise between the applicants, like in ordinary institutes that cause disturbance for the classroom environment.

Disadvantages of Virtual Education

• The interaction between teacher and student helps to exchange knowledge and increases inspiration level among students.

• Teachers can implement on particular techniques to have a superior knowledge of their students.

• In general classroom atmosphere can be more informative and realistic, which can decode better interest for students and more enthusiasm.

• Sometimes it is terrible because it depends on the correct operation of audio or video tools to start a class and weak internet can make you suffer of waste your precious time and energy.

• The sensations of pride and feel to be a companion, contribute towards well student climate, by generating more emotional involvement in class for bright students.

• It may create a gap in the student-teacher relationship, breaking the human bonds that can be established through practical interaction.

• Those students that appreciate personal contact and wanted to get benefit from effective relationships can be disturbed.

• The discipline and obedience that required in distance training is greater than a normal classroom.

• Without strictness and commitment of regularity of a student, online studies destroy the interest and make you less active.

Author bio:

Jonas Frueh is a teacher and a Blogger. She also runs an academy for students that is a trusted source for students to get paid for internships and helps them in job services. In her articles, she focuses on education, career counselling and virtual reality trends. She also conducts private tuition's for needy students at assignment help UK. You can contact her on ‘Google+.