Why online learning is better than face-to-face learning | Online Learning - Study International News

The question of whether online learning is really better than face-to-face learning is a longstanding debate by Study International Staff.

 Why online learning is better than face-to-face learning 
Online learning is more flexible for those who want to learn at their own pace.
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With technology becoming so advanced – and a pandemic underway shuttering campuses everywhere – online learning is standing out as the better option in many important ways.

Online learning used to primarily consist of a student going through reading modules, submitting assignments through e-mail, and/or watching pre-recorded lectures.

Interactive features today allow for the social element that face-to-face learning offers, such as through live video conference classes or virtual Q&A sessions.

Here are some other reasons why online learning is better than face-to-face learning...

Improves self-discipline skills 
Online learning is usually popular with adults in their late twenties and older because their self-discipline skills are more developed.

Younger adults fresh off high school are usually more used to having set times and academic schedules in traditional face-to-face learning environments as they can be more easily distracted when left to their own devices.
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Source: Study International News