Myths & Facts Of Live Classes
Education has gone through a great deal of revolution over the years and these days education has taken a new turn as it has moved to online learning.
Online learning today provides a quality alternative to in-classroom courses. It offers a lot of flexibility & convenience for students. Online learning saves your time as you don’t have to travel to get good coaching.
But even after so many advantages of online learning people are apprehensive about online classes because of some myths. So let’s see what are the myths about online live classes:
- Myth: Live Classes are harder than face to face classes.
Fact – Live classes are not harder than or easier than face to face classes. They are just delivered differently.
- Myth: Live Classes are isolating and lonely.
Fact: With the use of text and face to face video chat threaded discussions, a student & teacher can choose the level of communication they want. In fact, with so much opportunity to interact with peers and faculties, there is often a greater feeling of personal connection than in a traditional classroom. The student is more comfortable in asking questions without hesitation.
- Myth: For Live classes, students must be super tech savvy.
Fact: Online tutoring is designed for students at all learning levels. It is simple as it for school students. They can easily operate and step-by-step tutorials and help desk available for more depth questions.
- Myth – No interaction with faculty: Lot of people think that online coaching won’t give you chance to interact directly with instructor.
Fact: You can have discussion with instructor whenever you feel it is needed. Instructor guides you properly same as it happens in classroom. Just the mode of communication may be different.
- Myth – You will not have clarity of concepts: People have perception that online coaching is not good enough to strengthen your concepts.
Fact: Online lectures are conducted by faculty which is equally best and they teach with full dedication. Such faculties make it possible for you get the concepts on finger tips using all audio visual aids.
- Myth -No attention to each student: People believe that instructor does not give attention to each student.
Fact: In online classes institutes make sure that the classes are conducted with less number of students. Small class size ensures that instructor pays attention to each student. Teachers are really on toes through the session to keep a watch on each student.
- Myth: Live classes are not rigorous as face-to-face.
Fact: Online tutoring is just as rigorous as traditional face-to-face. Live classes have the same curriculum and also have added a level of self-discipline and complete the assignments in the allotted time.
- Myth: In terms of learning quality, online is less effective.
Fact: Students have rated online’s effectiveness as being as good or better than face-to-face. There is no difference in the quality of learning. The only difference in online learning versus the traditional classroom is the medium used to deliver the material to the students. Research over many decades show students in online courses scored slightly higher in exams, and on average, they fared better than traditional students.
Conclusion: Its time to accept the fact that online classes are equally good or much better. So, if you still think online is not a good option then give it a second thought.
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