(b) Write an essay, in around 400 words, comparing the life of a student in an openlearning institution with that of a student in a regular college.
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Education is one of the most important parts of life. When it comes to college education it becomes all more essential to select the right course and right form of learning. There are people who don’t opt for regular college instead finds it better to go for correspondence courses where there is no need to attend the physical classes. Before making any final choice it is better to understand the pros and cons of both the courses. What do you think, what’s better- Regular College or correspondence courses?
Regular College
• It is the classroom environment present in the regular college that becomes a place for direct social interaction. It cannot be found in correspondence courses.
• Correspondence courses is not ideal for all the students as it demands a strict discipline approach to be followed otherwise all the time and energy goes wasted.
• In the regular college, there are friends, teachers and mentors who are the source of motivation and are always there to solve the problems.
• Correspondence courses degrees are not accepted everywhere whereas regular college degrees have their own recognition.
• There are many courses that are not available through correspondence and in that case only regular college is the option.
• Regular college provides assistance by planning campus placements that is absent in correspondence course.