Some universities offer online courses as an alternative to on-campus classes. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Technology has 1advanced rapidlysoared high and has impacted nearly 2every aspectevery nook and corner of our daily lives, and 3education is one area it has transformededucation is assuredly one of them, too. There has been an ongoing 4trend towards offering online classestrend of inclusion of online classes, and of late, 5online learning is being embraced more than everthe online medium is being inclined towards more than ever. However, I feel this trend is 6beneficial for human developmentgood for the sake of human development, and 7I will explain whyI shall be elucidating the same in the forthcoming sections.

There are 8many positive effects of this trendinnumerable positive impacts of this surge, as it has reportedly helped a massive proportion of 9learners of all agesstudents and people of any age to learn 10at their own convenienceat their own convenience and ease, 11an opportunity that was previously less commonwhich was not commonly seen. 12People living in remote or rugged areasThe people living in the remote areas and the rough terrains who, owing to the geographical 13barriersobstructions or weather conditions, were somehow 14unable to study consistentlynot able to be consistent with their learning, as they often 15missed classes at school or collegemissed their schools/colleges, have now, with the online alternative, been 16helped to overcome these difficultiesrelieved of such shortcomings. Moreover, 17for skill developmentfor the skill enhancement too, it has become quite feasible for people to 18choose their preferred mentorsgo around, pick their favourite mentors around and learn at their own pace without having to undergo the 19difficulty of finding an institutionhumdrum of finding an institute.

Secondly, online admissions to various coaching institutes and centres are 20much more affordable and convenient than in-person alternativesmuch affordable and providential as compared to the offline ones. The prime reason for this is having to pay jumbo taxes and bills in an offline setup. Then, had the e-media not been there, in the wake of the pandemic, it would have been extremely difficult to even think of with the continuity of educating people around the world, and this would have curbed the learning process devastatingly. The best part that I personally find is the luxury of going through the classes for the people who were socially or physically restrained from doing so due to various reasons like physical disabilities, gender bias, age-shaming, etc. This has indeed revolutionised the whole status of education.

22Some people though could put forth that online education may halt the learning process as it could impede the actual one on one interaction between a teacher and a student or among students, however, If the sessions are made interesting, interactive and stringent too, to a certain capacity like making everyone putting their camera on with a formal frame of conduct, such discrepancies could be ousted easily.

In conclusion, it could be stated that online education has indeed been a boon to mankind and a gift of technology that we should revere and extract the best benefits from.