E-Learning: A Substitute for Classroom Learning?

Hi guys,

Lets start with cons and end with pros this is my opinion if you like it or not feel free to express your views by clicking like or dislike button.

Cons :

1) It can't teach morals, ethics, being punctual.

2) It can't reach the level of understanding as that of in class room teaching.

3) It can be only used if class room teaching is not efficient.

Pros :

1) For rural people class room teaching may or may not be good there we can use this.

2) This can be used for referential purpose and research driven people.

3) We can access vast education in less economic cost in home or where ever you want.

4) Multiple videos are available if one wasn't understandable we can go for another video.

Summary :

Where there are no trees the Azadirachta Indica is the biggest tree so if no good class room teaching or access to education then only E-learning is efficient.

Hello all,

According to my knowledge concerned I believe that rather than listening to things it is better to visualize them. So e-learning has its own advantages as above and coming to the point of classroom we can clarify our doubts. But recent e-learning sites are developed with interaction type of interfaces. So we can say that e-learning is better than classroom learning when it is facilitated by doubt clarification interface.

E-learning is now very reliable and proven resource. From Institutions to Universities, both small and big have chosen to use model as their teaching platform, this shows us how trusted this e-learning tool is.

E-learning can never become the substitute of classroom learning. E-learning can't teach one discipline, ethics, morality, working in a team, punctuality, brotherhood and a lot of other great qualities that is needed for a complete personality development of student. E-learning is very useful but it is incomplete without classroom learning.

Well as every coin has two sides so thus same applies here. Now-a-days people have very hectic schedule so in this case if some one wants to pursue higher studies along with job then, E-learning prove good for them.

But at the same time we cannot ignore that classroom teaching not only taught the book lesson but also helps in imbibing etiquette in one and learning the lesson for life as well.

Though e learning is good. It helps in exploration, creative thinking, and helps in gaining the deeper knowledge about the subject with the best advantage of 24*7 facility of available anywhere anytime. But then also I won't support it to substitute with classroom lectures given by mentors.

If I think from economic point of view then India is not a rich or developed country like USA it is developing country where people are employed in different fields with minimum salaries. So if we will totally introduce e learning then it will result in reduction in the employment and per capita income which is generating through them.

I am not against classroom learning as it is traditional method of teaching, where a students are taught by teacher sitting in a room called class. As the technology has developed now so much that we can study online also but we also need a teacher a guide who can help in our difficulties, who make students learn about good and bad things, who teaches students how to think how to learn.

E-learning can be used as a guide. Students can take help from that, read from that and can ask doubts from the teachers. Internet has made our life very easy. Now one can easily socialize with their teachers through social media sites such as Facebook, g mail etc.

Many people disagree with this concept of E-learning as they think it has many disadvantages. Yes there may be. But it all depend on the student who want to study. There are many students who score low marks under classroom studying. It's all in the mind of the student who want to study or not. In the end I would like to say that classroom learning and e-learning go hand in hand. They both compliment each other. And schools should focus on both equally and make students gain knowledge from everywhere.

Start-up cost of an E-Learning service is expensive and the cost of production of online training materials is very high.

Teachers must be confident that the extra costs are balance with the benefits of delivering a course online.

Significant time needs to be invested in course set-up and in ongoing maintenance (checking links, updating course content etc).

Flexibility may be lost as adjustments to the course in response to student reaction are not easy to make once the course is underway.

Hi,

Would stand for E-learning for sure, could be amazing tool to gain experience and knowledge in various aspects, just as any other, got to have some weaknesses, starting with lack of interact which widely known as increasing the productivity in gaining information Etc, not to mention it requires someone with high motivational tendency.

Yet, won't say its a pure substitution for a real classroom, may be something that could work as the same, for some people only, not something to be globalized on all.

My opinion about e-learning is e-learning only gives deep information about one of the subject but classroom learning giver memorable moments in our life, so classroom learning is better.