online education disadvantages?
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I'm taking classes online for a second degree. My first one was at a traditional on-campus school. I find the online method easier for me since I live in a rural area and I work full time - the flexibility is wonderful. There are disadvantages though - you have to be very motivated, it is easy to slack off, there isn't the face-to-face that you get in an on-campus setting, which can lead to misunderstandings if you misread a message. A lot also depends on what you want to major in. There are a lot of fields where an on-campus education would be better and others where either will work. Really do your research ahead of time.
358559
The major disadvantage is that you will have another class or classes taking up your time and giving you more homework and making you tired when you don't have to take them.  On the other hand, taking classes outside of your major can be very interesting-- refreshing, stimulating, and it can open you up to things you never even knew existed.  It can make you more well-rounded, too, a good trait for anyone.
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Disadvantages of e-banking:\n\nStart-up time:  Sometimes in order to register to the service, you may not get your password or security waiver right away for security reason.\n\nLearning:  It may take you a while to navigate through the ouser namestem.\n\nSite changes:  To top it, banks change their sites frequently, which may cause confusion and delays.\n\nSECURITY:  The #1 issue customers worry.  There is always questions and doubts whether or not something took place.  The best protection is check you address bar for suspicious addresses, don't write any personal information besides your username and password, and make a copy of every receipt or transaction
359670
I have had so-so experiences. I am currently teaching undergraduates online and the pay is around 1300 for a nine week class that is capped at 20 students. At my school you can teach up to six classes at once. They pay you 66% of your pay in the beginning and the final 33% at the end after you have turned in grades. I am teaching people who are adult learners who have not been in school for a while. So at times it gets very frustrating. The biggest issue that I had was with plagiarism. I taught two classes recently and it ended up being around 20 hours per week on the computer doing work. Some places to go are the University of Phoenix Online, Kaplan University or Axia College which has been bought by UOP online. I think that if you are retired then you would be perfect for an online teacher position. I was working two jobs and trying to teach at the same time and it was rough for me. In addition, I am in an online MBA program. I hope this helps you out!
262177
you might want to refine your question a bit...are you asking if there is such a thing, or are you asking if they are a good idea?  There are such things, i imagine, since there are online college diplomas, but as far as getting one, you might be better off with a more traditional route..if not highschool, then maybe night classes...there is more to be learned than just what is in the books.
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Online degree programs are great for being efficient. You can usually work more at your own pace and are not dependent on being at a specific location. This saves you a lot of time and makes it easier for you to keep working while being in school.  Also, many schools handle assignments, notes, discussions, and quizzes over the web. This means that you can work and participate anywhere with an Internet connection, and turn in your assignments at any time of the day.\n\nThere are many benefits to get a degree online vs. in a traditional classroom setting. Here's a site with a lot more great information on some quality online schools and programs:\n\nhttp://www.college-scholarship-hound.com/index.php?t=onlineschools\n\nGood luck to you in your search!
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Yes computer as a mean to better educational achievement.\n\nHow I am using? Free online books/online examination/latest research work/ and a lot just from home.\n\nThe time which I had spent outside exploring these things, by the internet it is save and I can use that time for further imporovements.\n\nDo you also know that recently most of the Educational institutions are giving online education.\n\nIt is up to you how do you use internet.
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Online is not necessarily cheaper. Also, there are good online  programs out there, but you have to be very careful about choosing one. Like any program, some are better than others. However, if you don't have the time or ability to get to a live classroom a few times a week, then I would persue an online degree. Also, if financial aid is an option, then online will work equally as well as traditional courses.
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Cons \n-- too much paperwork (in addition to grading papers, daily lesson plans, and keeping grade books current... child study team paperwork, IEP student present levels paperwork, referral paperwork for discipline or counseling, academic level schoolwide data collection paperwork, requisition forms, curriculum mapping, movie permission forms, field trip request forms, cafeteria lunches for field trip request forms, parent permission slips, computer lab permission slips, textbook inventories, etc., etc.-- plus if you're in Special Education...the rest of the IEP paperwork, individualized lesson plans, additional present levels reports, progress reports ref. IEP goals, etc., etc.)\n-- low relative pay for the investment of training time (most people with similar degrees in other professions make 2x to 3x as much starting pay, and get raises fast...as a teacher you'll be getting almost the same pay for years)\n-- low relative pay for the real-time investment (contract is 182 days, 7.5 hours per day, but you take papers home for grading, plan in the evenings and over "vacations," read professional journals, attend professional development classes and conferences, etc.)\n-- problem parents (you're working their child too hard/not enough, you obviously hate their kid, your motivation is to torture their child emotionally, you don't care, the other kids are all the real problem, you don't know what you're doing, their child never does anything wrong, their child never lies to them, their child is brilliant but you don't know it, their child is mentally retarded but you don't know it--yes, I've heared this one before--parents can get money from the state if their child is severely disabled, etc., etc., etc. ad nauseum)\n-- the demands of NCLB (prime example is that all kids must be reading at grade level by 2012, including slower learners, those learning English as a Second Language, and those with special needs... it's like saying that amputees must run faster than Olympic-level athletes)\n-- the occasional oddball administrative creativity moment from your school or central office especially in regards to discipline procedure, or a "new is always better" approach to curriculum and instructional program adoption (sigh)\n-- the deer-in-headlights look you'll get when there's a problem (ranting parent, kids picking on each other, etc.) and in spite of your best efforts for your students, you seem to be the one with the target painted on your butt (and everyone is wearing big boots) -- always document everything you do during the day! (I have a spiral notebook just for non-routine interaction documentation)\n-- burnt-out colleagues that you have got to collaborate with (for various reasons) who are not interested in anything but meeting their contract time and hitting retirement age (burnt-out for all the reasons above) -- this one for two reasons...one is that it makes the project at hand very difficult for you, and two, the eerie and awful feeling that if you're not careful in dealing with your stress, that could be you someday.\n\nPros -- Working with kids, making a difference in their lives, that moment of happy excitement on their face when a student "finally gets it," getting to play with cool science and other materials, having a chance to be creative across a variety of subjects and media, the "boost" of a successful intervention with a child who was experiencing difficulties, the chance to be involved with your community in a positive way, having the people who were in your class walk up to you 10 years later and offer a sincere "thank you", having parents walk up and say "thank you" and/or who are obviously positively and deeply involved in their child's upbringing, working with a group of people (staff, administrators) all of whom are enthusiastically (mostly) there for the same reason you are -- love of teach
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Some of the differences I myself have found between the two kinds of classes are these;\n\n1. In traditional classes you have the interaction with other classmates and your teacher that you don't get online. I always really, TRULY enjoyed being able to drop by my teachers' offices and discuss subjects with them and this is something you just can't do online. \n2. Study groups aren't available to you online like you can get together with in a traditional classroom setting. Being able to share ideas and compare thoughts and theories with other people who are going thru the same materials as yourself really can be a great help in grasping concepts .\n3. Not being able to participate in open classroom discussions is a big loss with online learning tht is a big bonus in  open classrooms. Like mentioned earlier, others' insights can be of great benefit when study difficult concepts.  Others' feedback is important too.
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Right now I am attending college.  Most colleges these days will offer On-line classes. I am currently taking 2 on campus and 2 online.. they are all offered from the school.  They use a site called Blackboard, and WebCT. Businesses will look at the overall picture.  A friend of mine got a degree from Harvard ONLINE and he's got job offers going out the wazoo!
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Distance learning is the same thing as online learning. It works fine for certain subjects that require rote memorization, but it works poorly for language learning or subjects that require active communication or cognitive skills.
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Yes - don't go online and ask questions on Yahoo! Answers ;-)\n\nSet aside a specific time every day for studying. No TV, no phone, no interruptions or distractions.
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Bad: People want their students to get premium educations - but no one wants to pay for it.\n\nGood: Some students thrive and excel in the current system... and others... are scary.\n\nGood:  We strive towards the ideal that all people are created equally and are equally capable of succeeding in accomplishing their dreams.\n\nBad:  We deem failure when we don't meet the IDEAL... which is completely impractical anyway.\n\nBad: State testing... always wants to raise the bottom 50 percent to the top 50 percent.  Whoah... who taught the politicians their math? There will ALWAYS be a bottom 50 percent.
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Disadvantages: sleepless nights!!
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There are plenty of pros and cons. Here's a few of the cons:\n\n- Studies have been inconclusive to its academic benefits.\n- Students are going to forget information whether they are out of school for three weeks or 10. Therefore, teachers will be performing four beginning of the year reviews instead of just one.\n- Summer programs such as youth camps suffer.\n- Student summer employment will be virtually impossible.\n- Many schools are older and do not have air conditioning. Those that do will face higher electricity expenses due to summer use.\n- Band and other extracurricular programs could be hurt because of problems scheduling out of school practices and competitions.\n- If the entire school district does not go year round, parents could have students at different schools on different schedules.\n- With multi-tracking, parents could have students at the same school on different schedules. \n- Student and teacher burnout\n- Impact on tourism
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some people do not accept or look down on online classes. for example if youre gonna be a mechanic and you do it online as in doing it traditional you will not necessarily get the hands on you need.