Advantages and Disadvantages of e Learni
Advantages and Disadvantages of e Learni
Advantages and Disadvantages of e Learni
There are many advantages to online and computer-based learning when compared to
traditional face-to-face courses and lectures. There are a few disadvantages as well.
Learners with low motivation or bad study habits may fall behind
Without the routine structures of a traditional class, students may get lost or
confused about course activities and deadlines
Students may feel isolated from the instructor and classmates
Instructor may not always be available when students are studying or need help
Slow Internet connections or older computers may make accessing course
materials frustrating
Managing computer files and online learning software can sometimes seem
complex for students with beginner-level computer skills
Hands-on or lab work is difficult to simulate in a virtual classroom
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Disadvantages of eLearning
Potential drawbacks are that elearning can be:
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5 Disadvantages of E-Learning
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Another disadvantage with the ELearning process is that although you can get a degree from them you can’t get them from
anyone else with their credits. Many schools don’t take transfer credits from the different ELearning programs that are available,
because they don’t believe that the quality of education is the same through the online schools as it is from a traditional university.
The time you are missing with your professors and students is disadvantages of E-Learning, and employers are going to take that
into consideration when they go to hire you. Employers are going to look at the disadvantages with ELearning, and it may prevent
you from getting the job that you want.
Another of the disadvantages of ELearning is that you don’t have any fun campus activities that you can participate in, like with a
traditional college experience, and there are no sports teams or clubs to join. Instead you just long onto your computer every day
and interact with others online if you have to.
Companies want students that are coming out of college and have experience working with others around them, and hands on
experience with projects. They don’t want someone who sat in front of a computer screen for a year or so and got a degree.
They have no work history to bring with them to the interview, and this is another disadvantage of E- Learning. When you are
looking to develop a stable career and you want your time spent learning and continuing your education to mean something, take
the time to enroll at a traditional accredited university, they even have online classes that are available.
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1. Cost
o Depending upon which school you attend, the cost of online education can be more than that of a traditional, in-person
program. This is often the result of a technology fee assessed to students enrolled in at least one online class.
Social Interaction
o Another disadvantage of online education is the lack of social interaction that occurs between students taking a course
together. While you may be discussing the class or various topics online through the discussion board or online chat room,
you don't have the opportunity to really speak to your classmates and get to know them.
Communication
o Discussing topics you don't understand with your teacher is important to ensure that you don't get behind in the class.
Communication with an instructor in an online course can be more challenging than a traditional classroom. Rather than
simply catching the teacher after class to ask questions, you may need to contact the teacher through a series of emails or
discuss your questions via the phone. Of course the latter requires you to be able to connect to the instructor at a specific
time.
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Disadvantges of E-Learning
One disadvantage of e-learning is that learners need to have access to a computer as well as the Internet. They also need to have computer
skills with programs such as word processing, Internet browsers, and e-mail. Without these skills and software it is not possible for the
student to succeed in e-learning. E-learners need to be very comfortable using a computer. Slow Internet connections or older computers
may make accessing course materials difficult. This may cause the learners to get frustrated and give u
Another disadvantage of e-learning is managing computer files and online learning software. For learners with beginner-level computer skills
it can sometimes seem complex to keep their computer files organized. Without good computer organizational skills learners may lose or
misplace reports causing them to be late in submitting assignments. Some of the students also may have trouble installing software that is
required for the class.
E-learning also requires just as much time for attending class and completing assignments as any traditional classroom course. This means
that students have to be highly motivated and responsible because all the work they do is on their own. Learners with low motivation or bad
study habits may fall behind.
Another disadvantage of e-learning is that without the routine structures of a traditional class, students may get lost or confused about course
activities and deadlines causing the student to fail or do poorly.
Another disadvantage of e-learning is that students may feel isolated from the instructor. Instructions are not always available to help the
learner so learners need to have discipline to work independently without the instructor's assistance. E-learners also need to have good
writing and communication skills. When instructors and other learners aren't meeting face-to-face it is possible to misinterpret what was
meant.
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1. INTRODUCTION
The education system provided via the Internet is being improved year after
year and has been enhancing along with the development and advance of Internet
technologies. The advance of e-learning has, to a great extent, been affected by the
Conclusion Keegan, D. (2000) Distance training: taking stock at a time of change, Routledge Falmer,
London
hand, and the changes in ways of managing, communication and work organization in
enterprises ,on the other hand, have in the recent years resulted in changes in the kinds
of knowledge and ways for its acquisition.
Having in mind that the Internet has found its way into daily life and use, both
in various domains of entertainment and business transactions, the use of the Internet in
the education sphere is naturally expected. Namely, in the sphere of education, the
Internet offers a global platform for information storage and its presentation in textual,
visual, graphical or any other form. It also serves as a means of synchronous and
expected that online studies will grow in popularity, and that the network of virtual
faculties will keep spreading in the future. Further to this, Internet education will soon
become the dominant form of education worldwide, which is to reach its peak in a few
years.
communication among students and professors will continue to improve and that
efforts will be made in increasing the quality of this kind of studying. The extent to
which a country will become part of the global educational Internet network, will, to a Advantages and
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great degree, depend on the degree of utilization of new Internet technologies and the
faculties offering distance learning studies, engage famous people studying there as the
This form of studying still does not have a large number of advocates in
Serbia, since, in fact, there are no real Internet studies. In other words, Internet
many faculties yet lack the relevant software and accompanying equipment, as well as
adequately trained staff, which would use them in their work with students.
Furthermore, the development of Internet studies is still lagging behind in this
country, as it is still at the bottom of the ladder among countries in terms of Internet
users (about 20%). A factor further aggravating Internet studies development here is
the fact that people’s beliefs here change very slowly regarding any kind of novelty,
especially in education.
walls”, nor a completely different way of studying. For a large group of people, it is
unimaginable not to go to the faculty and not to attend lectures, as this would make it
The number of those among them, who are skeptical towards the quality of
thus acquired education, must also be high. As a result of this, although the Ministry of
Education has made provisions for Internet education in the Law of Education, it is still
This is why little is known about this area, which is approached with a certain
grain of salt and suspicion. In order to change the existing prejudice, it is necessary to
point out to the general public all the advantages of online education, so that both
future students and their prospective employers could get the real picture. In this way,
in times to come, this country as well could enlist among those who have developed a
new and very profitable branch of economy, by using a modern and flexible form of
education.
This does not mean that faculties with “classrooms without walls” will fully
replace traditional faculties. They will continue to exist and to attract those students
who prefer classical learning models, yet they will also have to change in accordance
with the needs and requirements of contemporary education. In keeping with this, it
may be concluded that virtual faculties and their expansion will have positive
consequences and impact on innovating traditional faculties work as well.
faculties, students will be the ones to enjoy highest gain as they will get the education
to their order and needs, as well as suited to the requirements of their future job
positions. This is further corroborated with the fact that more and more employers do
not distinguish between those students who have graduated from Internet schools and
those who have graduated from other schools in their recruitment decisions.
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