essay of 200 words on is online school as effective as face to face teaching
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Good question. Face-to-face learning has been the standard for centuries, so it is natural to assume that online learning can’t compare to it. Some common assumptions are that people cannot retain information learned online, or take learning seriously when it is conducted online. So, let’s start by taking a look at some facts that indicate online learning’s efficacy in the workplace:
Online learning increases participation rates. The first step towards learning is showing up. In a survey [1] of over 700 corporate learners, 87% preferred taking online courses during work hours. Why? Between all their meetings and other job commitments, one of the biggest challenges for employees to participate in ongoing education is time. Deloitte found that the average employee only has 1% of their time to devote to learning! That boils down to 24 minutes a week for full-time workers . Online learning, which takes much less time than face-to-face learning [2], lowers this barrier for your employees.
E-learning increases engagement with the material. It is tough to concentrate for a full two-hour lecture. But online courses can be split up into smaller chunks with knowledge checks along the way. This style, called microlearning, means that an employee can start and complete a course in a quick five to ten-minute time frame. Not only is this convenient, but research [3] also shows that microlearning increases note-taking and decreases distraction.
The amount of content learned with online methods exceeds that of traditional face-to-face methods. E-learning allows people to learn in their own style and at their own speed. Taken together with the increased engagement, these aspects of online learning benefit knowledge retention. According to a study conducted by WR Hambrecht + Co [4], online learning increased the retention rates of the learning material by 25-60%!