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Higher Education: The Advantages Of Online Learning

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“Online education is like that sweet honey,
Which one can enjoy to the fullest by paying very less money.”
Education being a necessity of life is always taken into the prime consideration. It started with the era of ‘Rishi-Munis’ (Priests and saints) when learning was given in a place away from the crowd of the towns and cities. But slowly the time changed and the modern time introduced proper classrooms for studies and providing education, which is still the most prominent way of learning today. However, with the introduction of the internet, learning had stepped to the higher stage of the ladder. It has advanced from human teaching to electronic online learning. So now arises the question that – What is online learning? Online learning is a …show more content…

Some of the advantages of online learning in higher education are as under:-

FLEXIBILITY
The greatest advantage of online learning is that it offers students increased flexibility. Due to some problems or changes in work or family circumstances, the students are often unable to take courses on campus or on a set schedule. But when the courses are offered online, then such students can easily access lectures and other course materials according to their own preferable schedules.
FINANCIAL SAVINGS
Through this the students are also able to save money. This is because there are some online programs that cost less per credit hour and through this the students have no transportation expenses. Some of the online classes may not even require physical textbooks, as reading materials may be available to the students either through the school's own library or their partnerships with e-libraries and other digital publishers. E-textbooks might offer substantial savings for students.
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