Distance Education

Distance Education has many pros and cons for students here five of both:

Pros:
1. Distance education can be used to connect classrooms and students around the world. Students can collaboratively to produce art, share their work, and learn about other lifestyles and cultures.
2. Distance education brings resources to a school that they may be unable to provide. For example, a student that would like to take AP Chemistry or remedial math may take the course online if it is not offered at their school.
3. Students who need to work or struggled with traditional school formats can use online learning as an alternative way to complete their education.
4. Gifted students who are bored with the curriculum at their traditional school can use online learning to challenge themselves.
5. Teachers can use distance education to learn new things for their classroom without having to take time off from teaching to attend class.
6. When students face technology problems, they learn to come up with creative solutions to meet deadlines of Distance Education course.

Cons:
1. Need a computer and internet connection.
2. Students are accountable for doing readings and assignments, and they don't have class time to remind them to stay on task.
3. Although Distance Education allows virtual collaboration, students are missing out on the face to face collaboration that happens in the classroom. I think that traditional education teaches students very important social lessons that can not be replicated in distance education.
4. Difficult to adapt learning for different learning styles (kinesthetic in particular).
5. Cost of distance education may be more then students can afford. For example, software and equipment costs money, and some distance education programs require a tuition fee.
6. Students may have to deal with technical malfunctions, be able to adapt and come up with creative solutions to the problems they encounter.