DISTANCE LEARNING – THE FUTURE OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
The idea of education is often linked with big imposing buildings with endless corridors and musty-smelling classrooms. It also means rigid timetables, classes, and rules. We carry these ideas by considering going for training or going back to school to qualify.
Distance learning is widely considered in recent times as the best alternative to traditional classroom lectures due to its flexibility, course variety, cost-friendliness, instant access to course materials, etc. With the internet and a range of sophisticated learning platforms, distance learning is becoming the method of choice for many, not disputing the fact that traditional learning methods are invalid. Distance learning provides learners with a flexible approach to studies, particularly those working a full-time job or caring for a family.
While technology supports traditional learning, online learning is a multimodal experience. Your learning materials are therefore digital, as opposed to being presented as whiteboard examples or chapters from a book. That entails the absence of all textbooks. All of your educational resources, including films, digital documents, recordings, and more, will instead be available online. The internet is another resource you can use to learn more about the topic you are studying.
Applications like Zoom, Google meet, Google Teams, Skype and the like have made it much easier for students to attend and also participate in lectures from the comfort of their homes and workplace.
Distance learning will evolve, improve and enhance education in these ways
- Flexible concerning time.
- Independent of geography(lacking geographical barriers).
- Cost and value are competitive.
- Less emphasis on lectures and more learner-centred instruction.
- Technologically advanced, including computer programs and new media in lectures and other course assignments.
- Culturally varied.
- Dedicated to personal and organizational growth.
- Subject matter that is current and pertinent to the day.
