Benefits of Online Learning

 Online learning has several benefits. It allows students to study comfortably. Students can study without any pressure. For example, when we are having physical learning, the atmosphere of the lecture class will make students become nervous, even though we can’t deny that sometimes pressure motivates us, but the problem is students will not be able to focus, and they catch up things slower. So, it may not be so effective. By studying online, you choose your own learning environment that works best for your needs: be it your bedroom, your study room, the café across the street, and anywhere you want. A number of instructors and students commented on their ability to focus more of their attention on the content of the course and less on issues such as parking, traffic, and other problems that may arise when attending a traditional class environment (Thomson, 2010). One secondary teacher explained, “I don’t miss the huge vistas of wasted time that inevitably become a reality in a face-to-face school context” and further explaining that “No schedule restricts us... We meet and stay as long as needed in the virtual space” (Thomson, 2010, p. 36). 

Students can develop self-discipline. When students don’t need to go for a physical class, then there will be no commitment to attending physical class at brick at mortar locations, then students need to arrange their time for homework and tasks, and so on.  

So, if students can arrange their time nicely, their self-discipline will be developed. On the other hand, if students failed to organize their schedule and timetable, then the students will fail in subjects too, then the consequences that need to be taken is on themselves. in a study conducted by Kirtman, a student responded to online coursework by stating, “It is more self-guided so I can spend more time on the concepts that I need help with and less on concepts that I can pick up quickly” (Kirtman, 2009, p.110). Self-regulated learners have a tendency to use various “cognitive and metacognitive strategies to accomplish their learning goal” (You & Kang, 2014, p. 126).