The article states that online degree programs are not as effective as conventional campus degrees and provides three reasons for support. However, the professor cast doubts on those ideas and explains that online degree programs have their own advantages and refutes each of the author's reasons.
First, the reading assumes that online programs do not offer one-to-one time interaction of the students with the professors. The professor, however, refutes this point by saying that it is up to the students whether they want to interact with the professor or not. He also states that there are various modes of interaction with professors in online programs such as chat, email and telephone calls.
Second, the article posits that online degrees are not as challenging or as high quality as the on-campus programs. In addition, the article states, junior faculty gives feedback to the students on their assignments in contrast to the senior faculty on the campus. However, the professor says that the quality of the online courses is also up to the mark. He provides an example where his students were enrolled in an online course, the students had thought that the course would be easier than the campus courses but found just opposite of what they had expected. Moreover, the online course requires self-discipline as students have to manage technology along with the content of the study.
Third, the article claims that top schools do not offer online courses. Nevertheless, the professor in the lecture opposes this point and states that even top schools provide online courses. He says that every Ivy League colleges except Princeton University offer online courses to the students for the completion of their degree by providing a one-term residency requirement.
The
article
states
that
online
degree
programs
are not as effective as conventional campus
degrees
and provides three reasons for support.
However
, the
professor
cast doubts on those
ideas
and
explains
that
online
degree
programs
have their
own
advantages and refutes each of the author's reasons.
First
, the reading assumes that
online
programs
do not offer one-to-one time interaction of the
students
with the
professors
. The
professor
,
however
, refutes this point by saying that it is up to the
students
whether they want to interact with the
professor
or not. He
also
states
that there are various modes of interaction with
professors
in
online
programs
such as chat, email and telephone calls.
Second, the
article
posits that
online
degrees
are not as challenging or as high quality as the on-campus
programs
.
In addition
, the
article
states
, junior faculty gives feedback to the
students
on their assignments
in contrast
to the senior faculty on the campus.
However
, the
professor
says that the quality of the
online
courses
is
also
up to the mark. He provides an example where his
students
were enrolled
in an
online
course
, the
students
had
thought
that the
course
would be easier than the campus
courses
but
found
just
opposite of what they had
expected
.
Moreover
, the
online
course
requires self-discipline as
students
have to
manage technology along with the content of the study.
Third, the
article
claims that top schools do not offer
online
courses
.
Nevertheless
, the
professor
in the lecture opposes this point and
states
that even top schools provide
online
courses
. He says that every Ivy League colleges except Princeton University offer
online
courses
to the
students
for the completion of their
degree
by providing a one-term residency requirement.