With the advent of the internet, the educational system is gradually shifting from classroom-based interaction to online study. Although it is generally considered that the former allows personal interaction between teachers and students. In contrast, some people believe the latter allows access to the best teachers in the world. I think a combination of the two approaches is required to gain a superior understanding.
The classroom education allows students unbridled access to teachers and an opportunity to discuss ideas with fellow students. Various researches have proved that students learn more when they have personal access to a teacher since it allows them to ask doubts without hesitation. Also, when a number of students sit in a class, this creates an atmosphere of cooperation in which students discuss ideas and find solutions to problems. This is not possible in an online course. For instance, while online MBA courses are popular these days, most companies prefer full-time classroom MBAs as they have a superior group discussion, critical analysis, and communication skills. These skills are a product of fruitful discussions in a classroom.
On the other hand, online education allows access to globally recognized teachers. Most of the local teachers who offer classroom coaching do not have adequate skills to teach children. Online teachers are better trained and have deeper knowledge than others. For instance, a Bangladeshi student can study free online courses in marketing, finance, computers, etc from famous lecturers in MIT and Harvard through Youtube, Coursera, and Edx. The native teachers in Bangladesh do not have the skills and knowledge to train children in these areas
In conclusion, I believe that these approaches are complementary in nature. A student needs both the thoroughly learn a subject. While he can watch an online lesson on Youtube, he needs a teacher for interacting and discussing the doubts he faced during that lesson
With the advent of the internet, the educational system is
gradually
shifting from classroom-based interaction to
online
study. Although it is
generally
considered that the former
allows
personal interaction between
teachers
and
students
.
In contrast
,
some
people
believe the latter
allows
access
to the best
teachers
in the world. I
think
a combination of the two approaches
is required
to gain a superior understanding.
The classroom education
allows
students
unbridled
access
to
teachers
and an opportunity to discuss
ideas
with fellow
students
. Various researches have proved that
students
learn more when they have personal
access
to a
teacher
since it
allows
them to ask doubts without hesitation.
Also
, when a number of
students
sit in a
class
, this creates an atmosphere of cooperation in which
students
discuss
ideas
and find solutions to problems. This is not possible in an
online
course.
For instance
, while
online
MBA courses are popular these days, most
companies
prefer full-time classroom
MBAs
as they have a superior group discussion, critical analysis, and communication
skills
. These
skills
are a product of fruitful discussions in a classroom.
On the other hand
,
online
education
allows
access
to globally recognized
teachers
. Most of the local
teachers
who offer classroom coaching do not have adequate
skills
to teach children.
Online
teachers
are better trained and have deeper knowledge than others.
For instance
, a Bangladeshi
student
can study free
online
courses in marketing, finance, computers, etc from
famous
lecturers in MIT and Harvard through
Youtube
, Coursera, and
Edx
. The native
teachers
in Bangladesh do not have the
skills
and knowledge to train children in these areas
In conclusion
, I believe that these approaches are complementary in nature. A
student
needs both the
thoroughly
learn a subject. While he can
watch
an
online
lesson on
Youtube
, he needs a
teacher
for interacting and discussing the doubts he faced during that
lesson