This is a world of technology and it is not surprizing to see that,recently, many educational institutes are teaching diverse diplomas,courses or even degrees completely online. Although,there are people who gained substantial benefits from learning online but i believe that negative affects outweigh the advantages.
Learning any professional course online carries potential benefits.The most common reason for studying through digital technology is flexibility.There is no need to go to any place far away from your house to study.It can save a plenty of time that is often consumed in travelling to relative department.Technology is creating innovations in every field every day.There are many apps,or sites that hav been successfully used for this purpose.For instance,Zoom is very famous plateform for meeting and joining sessions.Google Meet and Teams are also making remarkable contributions in this regard.
Although,many students or even professionals are following this trend, earning degree online but this track also holds negative affects.For example,practical fields like Medical sciences,Engineering,Arts and Research can not be learned without doing hands-on training.As far as theoretical subjects are concerned, their lessons can be learned through video camera.But for practical subjects,it is impossible for students to learn only verbally, gaining no experience in their modules will not make them into worthy professionals.Moreover,many students do take this method foregranted,they scroll through social media,eat,joke or gossip with family members while they are in class on app.A teacher can merely see what appears in front of camera.Students do not learn discipline ,etiquettes and manners and most importantly value of time.
To recapitulate this,technology is advancing to fulfill our needs in every aspect.Learning through digital plateform is equally benefitted depending upon subject and context to some extent but for garnering skills in workplace ,experience ,knowledge and workshops are also essential. Therefore, i contend negative affects outweigh the positive affects.