Online Education: Pros and Cons

The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes in our daily life. Many sectors like education, business, etc are disturbed. The economic status of the country has been drawn back. In this situation,many countries have started to apply the idea of online education. Such education system are performed online using different technologies. Students can attend classes as if it is their regular classes in school. They are as effective as real time classes and have many advantages and disadvantages. Some of them are listed below: 

  Advantages of online education (Pros)

 1. It helps in the improvement of student's technical skills. 

 2. Students can attend the classes from every part of the world at any time. 

 3. Easy access for teaching and learning.

 4. Less disturbance compared to regular classes. 

 5. Teaching and learning becomes more effective and interactive. 

 6. Different ways of teaching can be conducted such as learning through videos, presentations and other different sites. 

7. It promotes life long learning. 

 

  Disadvantages of online education (Cons)

 1. Easy for students to sneak out of the class without the teacher knowing. 

 2. Limitation of technology. 

 3. Conducting tests and exams are not as effective in online as it is a bit suspectible for the examinees to cheat.

 4. Some students are likely to bunk classes without the teacher knowing. 

 5. With the name of attending classes students might chat, watch videos or play games. 

 6. Problems in the internet connection is also another issue. 

 7. It can decrease the creativity level of students.

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