on-line education

It has been a few days and I have been meaning to make a post. I have had an idea here and there for a post, but then I got distracted as I had to work on homework. Darn school always gets in the way of doing something fun! School on-line for the most part has been pretty good for me, but there are a few frustrations. This class, accounting is generally a not so much fun subject for people. Doing it in a format where you have to teach yourself makes it that much more less enjoyable. I tried to ask questions during the first week and was discouraged from asking other learners for advice. Usually with the on-line format you are encouraged to work with each other so that was a shocker. The teacher also is not quick to respond so e-mailing the instructor is not ideal. Other than that, on-line education has been great. You just need to be responsible enough to dedicate time frames each week to get things done and to learn the material. Since there are no lectures, you have to teach yourself and challenge yourself. I find this beneficial as undergrad I attended many useless lectures that wasted a lot of time, but you were required to be there. With going to school on-line there is no wasted time because you put in what you want to get out of it, and I really like that idea.

The only other main concern is how fast the classes are. While it is great that classes are 6 weeks long so you practically fly through the program, the classes feel condensed. While you are expected to put in quite a few hours in during the week, the material is presented so fast that it is hard for it to sink in. So by the end of the class and the start of the next one, you have already forgotten a good chunk of the details. If they were to do even 8 week classes and spread out the material just a little bit more so you could really sink your teeth into it that would be great. Yes, this would mean it would take longer to finish a program, but I think individuals would get more out of it. More research should be done in the field of on-line education as it continues to grow to help make it as beneficial as possible. I don't see on-line education declining, but just needs a few tweaks to reach it's full potential.