Benefits of online learning
1. It can provide the flexibility of learning for adult
Adult students have to cope with the daily tasks such as full-time job, family, and school, being able to learn at their convenience is the most benefits–in terms of both the time and the place of learning. In addition, they can learn while travelling too.
2. It provides more opportunities to have interaction with instructors.
Students felt that they were engaged in their learning when they interacted with their online course instructors actively.
3 Development of virtual teaming skills
The collaboration with peers in the online learning environment were beneficial to develop virtual teaming skills, which is an important skill for the workforce in the increasingly global business environment.
4 The latest trends in e-learning can create autonomous learners
The latest trends in e-learning: mobile learning (iPod, cell phones, iPhone) blogs, e-mails, online quizzes and tests, instant messenger, and internet telephone Skype have some interesting that capture student’s attention.
Online learning can be designed for a self-learning approach. This type online learning is an example of hypermedia based learning. Learners receive the content media and learn on their own.
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