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There are numerous number programs available across
the globe and the number has only been increasing at a
fast rate. There are several advantages of the campus
education while one pursues higher education. It gives
students opportunities to socialize within the campus
and so builds a rapport with the fellow aspirant
students with the same goals. An instructor usually
referred to as a lecturer or professor is always around
to solve any problem if a student is faced with issues
or problems during the course of the program. In
contrast to all these obvious advantages, there are also
some major shortcomings while studying within the
campus. The physically structured school with on campus
programs does not give the students the same flexibility
that online education gives. Moreover it is extremely
difficult for hard working professionals to take
physical classes while meeting the professional
obligations at the same time. In addition it is
expensive and also very time consuming to visit the
college and attend lectures over long periods of time
while pursuing a program.
There are a number of
countless debates and varied opinions about advantage
and disadvantages of campus programs versus online
programs and visa versa. Individuals who lack time to
make it to the campus are normally the ones who opt for
online education. These are the usual reasons why online
classrooms are slowly becoming more and more popular
over physical classrooms in today’s modern era of
technological advancements. A number of well known
universities with proper accreditation are also offering
online education on a wide range of subjects.
Online education is gaining more and more
popularity over campus education thanks to the
flexibility that it offers. Unlike campus education,
online degree programs are cost effective for aspirants
and save the time of the working professionals who would
like to study further. Therefore an online education
course helps the student to balance his or her personal
life as well as professional life while pursuing the
higher education simultaneously which cannot be attained
while on campus. Again the study programs offered
through Internet are the same as those which are offered
in the programs taken on campus. However online degree
programs cannot give students the delight of
experiencing living on campus or at least spending time
on campus with fellow students as compared to how a
student would experience while pursuing a program
physically in a classroom.
According to a
research done by Eduventures, one out of every six
students will get enrolled in an online degree program.
However, it will take a while for people to begin to
change their opinion about online degrees that have
suffered unfavorable reputations unlike on campus
programs.
So taking all these aspects into
consideration which one is superior to the other? The
appropriate answer would be: it completely depends on
the aspiring student. Whether you as a potential student
decide to choose a campus-based education program or
acquire the same program online, you should choose that
structure that fits your learning style, professional
life, lifestyle and most importantly your career goals.
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