With more and more students taking online courses, both the students and the colleges benefit. For example, the students and teachers are able to save money by not paying for the travel costs to get to the college campus. Also the colleges are able to save money by not having to hire and pay for the professor, therefore reducing the need of supplies and classrooms. However, online education has some drawbacks. For instance, the students will not have the experience of learning in a classroom environment. They will not be able to communicate directly with professors and peers. Above that, this allows for the students to become more easily distracted and causing them to procrastinate more.
These problems can easily be solved. First, the professors should require that tests be taken in the classroom and also have at least one class in a classroom in order to provide the student with face to face instruction. Second, there should be deadlines and preset times for tests and all other assignments. If these problems are addressed, the option of online education will appeal more to students and colleges.
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