ONLINE EDUCATION::
Online education enables you to study or teach from anywhere in the world. This means there's no need to commute from one place to another, or follow a rigid schedule. On top of that, not only do you save time, but you also save money, which can be spent on other priorities.
Online teaching is unbiased and fits with the time and pace of all the students. Not only in the current COVID-19 pandemic scenario but for the betterment of higher education, more hands-on teachers’ training programs on information and communication technology (ICT) and Massive Open Online Course are required. Equally important is the participation of teachers in such programs
Advantages:: Online courses, especially college online courses, can be quite beneficial for a busy student. The courses are flexible as far as time management because students don’t have to commute and sit in a class at a given time during a week. Online classes can often be more cost-effective than traditional classes and can be done at a pace the student is comfortable with. For middle and high school students, the logistics of online courses can also be beneficial. Adding online classes to their regular class load can help to struggle or at-risk students make up failed or missed credits attributable to truancy or being transient. By being able to play “catch up” online, students can graduate on time with their classmates. One of the most glaring issues with online education is the lack of interpersonal communication. If an online course has any sort of discussion element, it is usually written discussion in the form of an online post. For students looking to become successful outside the classroom in any career that requires verbal communication skills, this could be considered a significant drawback. A big disadvantage to middle and high school students is the lack of one-on-one support. Many at-risk students are behind in reading and math. If they are using online courses to “catch up,” they may find themselves faltering for further explanation or intervention when they don’t grasp a concept. While having a schedule of online courses can be good for practicing time management for the highly motivated and focused student, it can also be the downfall for students who lack these basic skills. If a student struggles with putting away the video games, signing off Facebook and ignoring the cell phone, finding time to do the online classes and all the coursework on his or her own time could be a major challenge.
YouTube Learning ::
YouTube has become a popular way of disseminating and consuming information. Many educators upload YouTube videos of themselves teaching subjects that can be accessed by students all over the world. One of the problems of this model is that some videos are made to gain subscribers and views. Nevertheless, the development of the YouTube video data has been a modern miracle. One way that educators can help students with a plethora of information banks like YouTube is to guide them to correct sources and teach them skills that are necessary to identify facts from opinion, fabricated information from evidence-based information. This way, the wealth of knowledge that the online platforms offer us can be used for the greater good.
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