EDUCATION THROUGH THE INTERNET.

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 Education by leveraging the capability of the Internet
 seems to be the next fad to hit the Indian shores. With
 most educational institutes offering online courses, 
 students now have the option to be trained by a world-class 
 institution right at his home. Although this concept
 looks like a correspondence course, the benefits of 
 such a medium of education are innumerous to mention all.
 To name a few, 
                      
1.No Punishments!!!!! (My personal favorite)
2.Employed personnel can take up such courses while still
  working.
3.You sit at home, reading course material & taking up
  assignments without having to travel to the place of 
  training, thereby conserving valuable time & energy.
  Provided you have access to the NET at home. 
4.Students can have contact classes frequently to clear
  their doubts.
5.Students can also clear their doubts online with the
  university's experts or others.
6.No Bias!!! (They can't see u).

Currently, there are few foreign universities offering 
online courses in the country by partnering with training
institutes or colleges here. But, such Certificates are
yet to be recognized by companies.Broadly, there could be 
2 models that such web-based training could fit into,

1.Synchronous
      &
2.Asynchronous.

 In the Synchronous model, students & instructors interact
 in real-time via virtual classrooms.  Asynchronous approach
 provides self-paced learning of the student (You can
 set your own speed).The student can choose from a
 variety of media & complete the course-work according to 
 the class syllabus & outline. In this model, the student 
 can access the course at any time & go through it.

DISADVANTAGES:

1.Initial investment high. (Includes cost of course, PC & NET)
2.No interaction among fellow students.
3.Recognition in India is poor.
4.NET connection in India is unstable.

INSTITUTES OFFERING SUCH FACILITIES : 
                 NIIT,IGNOU,CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY,ETC.

STUDY ONLINE ! REAP ITS BENEFITS. 

                                  - Ms.E.Gayathri
                                               98CSESREC.
      

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