Online Education/Online Education Sites

 

Online Education

With the advent of Internet and computer online education has become very popular.It is a very convenient and easy way of learning.Students learn online with the help of their computer. In online education student access online study materials,join virtual lecturers,post question to teacher,chat with fellow student,give virtual exams and do much more things.

Advantages

1.Comfort and convenience: Students can learn and attend online lectures from their teachers at their home.They can study at their convenience.

2.Documentation: All the study documents,e-male,training materials, etc.are safely stored in online database in soft form.If students need any of these they can access it easily and fast saving a lot of their time.

3.Variety of programs and courses:  Students have a lot of options to choose an online educational program. They can select topics and subjects of their interests very easily.

4.No travelling: travelling time and cost is saved in online education.

Disadvantages

1.assroom interaction is missing:In online education students can't meet to other fellow students, this puts barrier in communication skills and personality development and there is no face-to-face conversation between students and teachers. 

2.Lack of discipline : In traditional School and college discipline is given a big importance. Students obey their teachers but in online education students are free they don't obey their teachers. Lot of freedom may not be good for students and the society.

3.Technological issues: There can be a technical problem during online class in the computer  can make it difficult to complete a couse on time.

Below are the names of the top 5 websites that provides online 

courses

UDEMY

UDEMY is online education site that provides over 55000 courses in all sorts of different topics. You can download the UDEMY app to learn quickly, at any time.Some of courses are free and some are not free. They start as low as $12.You can also become an instructor,if you are an expert looking to create and launch a course your own.

COURSERA

If you are looking for courses from 140 of the country's Top Universities and Organisations then course is best for you.COURSERA has part of University of Pennsylvania, The University of Michigan, Standford University,and other to offer Universal access to the world's best education. It provides over 2,000 paid and unpaid courses in over 185 fields related to Social Science, Business,Computer Science and more.

LYNDA

LYNDA is a popular educational hub for learners to learn new skills related to Business, Creativity and Technology courses fall under categories like  Audio Music,Design Development, Business,Animation, , Marketing Photography, Video and more. When you sign up with LYNDA you get 30 days free trial and then you will be charged at $20 a month for a basic membership for $20 for a premium membership. If you want to deactivate your LYNDA membership at any time and then come back at a later, LYNDA provides reactivated feature that restores all your LYNDA account information,including all your courses history and progressive number.

EDX 

EDX offers access to higher education from over 95 of the world's leading educational institutions including  The University of Maryland,Harvard MIT Berkeley, The University of Queensland and other founded and governed by colleges and Universities, similarly to COURSERA.EDX provide courses related to  ,Language ,Psychology Biology, Computer Science,Marketing and other fields.

Open culture

If you have a budget and looking for a top quality education then open culture is best for you.It provides 1300 courses with over 55000 hours of Audio and Video Lectures that are totally free.