At the present time, most educational institutions have replaced face-to-face seminars with online courses because technology has become the main element in students’ development. I am of the belief that the merits of distance learning exceed the demerits due to saving time and avoiding infectious diseases during health crises.
On one hand, online education is widespread these days, which affects teenagers negatively. In other words, after the students have less chance to contact with their colleagues and depend on learning through the internet, which may reduce intrapersonal communication. For example, according to the famous American television show entitled Dr. Oz, children’s abilities and social intelligence depend on their relationships and communication with their peers. As a result, distance learning can lead to a weak personality and loss of motivation when they different points about assignments.
On the other hand, distance education is beneficial and has a myriad of values, such as it helps learners who resident in rural areas to gain a benevolent education. This means that if students desire to obtain high educated, they can learn from their homes. Moreover, they can be cost effective and saving time for current generation who prefer online courses rather than offline. A prime example is Zoom application which contributes to have online classes at any time according to circumstances that suit each of teacher and student. Hence, what can be said is that e-learning achieve a numerous of benefit which can sufficient for educators.
In conclusion, by explaining the above- mentioned points, it can be reiterated that even though traditional learning not suitable for many university undergraduates, distance learning supporting the students to achieve their educational goals. Therefore, I am convinced that online learning has advantages far from disadvantages.