comparison-between-online-and-traditional-classes

1OnlineClassesVSTraditionalClasses1444068冯璐晗Thursday(odd)period3-4Inanagewhenknowledgeupgradingisessential,peopleareurgedtokeeplearningtokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety;therefore,massivekindsofcoursesareinhighdemandthesedays.Inpastyears,whencomingtostudyacourseoraccessaspecifictraining,peopletendtoattendtraditionalclasses,whereallthestudentssitinacertainclassroomandtheteacherstandsontheplatform.Nowadays,withpopularizationofinternet,onlineclasshasbecomegraduallypopularamongpeople.ThismeanswecanstudywheneverwecanandwhateverwewantwiththehelpofInternet.Therefore,peoplewhowanttohaveclassesmaybepuzzledaboutwhichoneisbetter.Generallyspeaking,bothofthemhavemeritsanddemerits.Weshouldchooserationallybetweenthem.Ingeneral,therearethreeaspectsofadvantagesaboutonlinelearning.Inthefirstplace,itistheinitiativethatonlinelearningcanchangethepassivityofstudyinto.Inthetraditionalclass,teachersstandontheplatformandstudentssimplyaccepttheknowledgepassively.Sometimeswhenfeelingsleepyortired,studentsarestillrequiredtolistencarefully.Butonlinelearningisquitedifferent;itcansupplyaterraceforstudentstochoosenotonlycourses,teachersbuttheperiodtheyliketotakethecourse;thus,studentsmaybemuchmorewillingtotakethecourseandlearnitontheirownpace.Itimprovestheefficiencyandmotivationofstudy.Secondly,peoplewouldderiveconvenienceandflexibilityfromtheonlinelearning.Onlinecoursehasbrokenthebarriersofgeographyandtheconstraintsoftraditionalclassroomteaching.Sostudentsdonothavetoattendthephysicalcampusandtheycanscheduletheirtimemorefreelywithoutmassivelimitations.Thesituationthatyouhavetorebuffthepartieswithyourcollegesjustbecauseyouhavetoattendthecourses2wouldprobablynotoccuragain.Lastbutnotleast,costissuescanberegardedasthebiggestadvantage.Manypeoplewilltakecostsintoconsiderationwhenchoosingwhichkindofcoursestotake.‘Typically,onlineschoolsdon'thavetodealwiththecostsofclassroomsortheupkeepofclassroomsthewaytraditionaleducationdoes,cuttingoperation.Housingcostsforstudentsisanotherexpensethatonlineeducationstudentsdon'thavetocontendwith.’Dillon,J(2010.9)“OnlineVSTraditional”.ChinaDaily,B2.Sothecostofonlineeducationmaycostslightlylessthantraditionaleducationanditisbeyondmostpeople`saffordability.However,whileonlinelearningoffersconvenienceforthosewhoarealwaysabletoattendphysicalclasses,aswellastheabilitytosetyouownlearningpace,itstillhassomedrawbackscomparedwithtraditionalclass.Fielding,M(2014.7)“Typesofonlinelearners”.TheGuardian,B5.Althoughbothonlinecourseandtraditionalcoursehaveinstructorstoteachyouknowledge,youdonotgetone-on-oneinstructionsfromaprofessorinpersoninonlineclass.Buttheface-to-facecommunicationcanbeeasilyrealizedintraditionalclasswiththeinstructorsgivingyoumoredirectionsinlearning.What`smore,intraditionalclasseswhichstudentsstudytogether,itisconvenientforstudentstohavediscussionsandcreateanacademicatmosphereamongthem.Studentstherearealltryingtoovertakeoneanother.Soevenlearningthesameknowledge,thosewhoattendthetraditionalclassesmightgetbetterresults.Admittedly,thedrawbacksoftraditionalclassarequiteapparent.Besidestheflexibility,timespentontransportationisanotherfactor.Massivetimeisusuallyrequiredonthewaytothecampus.TakingcoursesovertheInternetisconvenientwhiletraditionalclassoffersface-to-faceinstruction.Whichtochoosebetweenthemdependsoneveryindividual.Onlineclassesare3flexibleandsettingyourownpaceisanobvioustraitofit.Sothosewholackself-disciplineprobablydonotsuitforit.Also,duetothetimelimitation,theknowledgethattheteacherstalkaboutinonlineclassisusuallynotdetailedandspecific.Inmostcases,diggingthedeepmeaningofsomeambiguoustermsbyyourselfishighlyrequiredinonlinelearning.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudon'tknowanythingaboutthesubjectandyouhavelittleornobackgroundknowledge,atraditionalcoursemightbeabetteroptionforyou.Fielding,M(2014.7)“Typesofonlinelearners”.TheGuardian,B5.Sinceitsrise,theInternethasbeenplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinourdailylife.Onlinecourse,asapartoftheInternetutilization,hasbecomeapopularmeansoflearningformanynetizens.Comparedwithtraditionalcourses,ithasitsownadvantagesbutalsodrawbacks.Howtochoosebetweenthemdependsonplentyoffactors.Asforthosewholackself-disciplineandbackgroundknowledge,traditionalclassmightbemoresuitableforthem.