subject: Points Of Difference B/w Online And Traditional Educational [print this page] Education system as we see it today is not a result of day or two. It has rather, evolved over centuries. It has developed over decades and changed gradually until recently when IT was introduced in the field of education. Since then the change with which it was developing earlier has got paced up to an all new level. With the advent of Information Technology a new concept of online education has emerged up on the surface that has given new dimensions to the already existing educational scenario.
This new concept gained huge popularity within no time and has been embraced by millions of people around the world. There are several advantages that online education system offers over the traditional education system which account for its massive popularity. Despite its huge success there is a lot of scope for it to flourish. However many people are still skeptical about opting for this relatively new form of education. Below are some points of difference between the traditional and educational modes that might serve as your eye opener-
1. Expense over education: On one hand the traditional educational mode demands huge expenditure from the students and on the other hand online educational mode weighs very light on their pocket. Students have to pay high fees demanded by reputed institutes and then have to bear the cost of travelling or boarding nearby the campus in traditional form of education. Whereas in the online mode of education the fee for pursuing the online courses is significantly low as compared to the traditional mode. Above that, a student need not spend much on either travelling or boarding. He/she can pursue the course sitting at home, with the help of a computer and internet connection which doesnt cost much to them.
2. Variety of courses under a single umbrella: In tradition education format, the variety of courses is limited as compared to the online format. In traditional colleges a small set of courses, is offered to the students according to the availability of the faculty, logistic support and resources. However, in online education a vast variety of courses is available under the same umbrella. As soon as new courses are developed by the web developers, the online service providers put them up for sale after successful testing. Online service providers try to increase the variety of courses so as to target maximum consumers or learners.
3. Effectiveness: Although there is no doubt that the traditional form of education are very much effective yet it is a matter of facts and research reports have shown that students pursuing online training are much sincere then the students in traditional settings and hence are mush knowledgeable too. It might sound very surprising. Actually, most of the e-learners pursue a course because they are sincere about it and have passion in that field. That is the reason why they pay bucks to the service providers and study at home. Whereas in traditional setting there is a huge lot of students who are not at all interested in studying and hence perform poor in exams.
There are several other points of differences between online and traditional form of education, which we shall discuss later. Till then, take a break.
