(完整word版)comparison_between_online_and_traditional_classes

PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT#OnlineClassesVSTraditionalClasses1444068冯璐晗Thursday(odd)period3-4Inanagewhenknowledgeupgradingisessential,peopleareurgedtokeeplearningtokeepupwiththedevelopmentofsociety;therefore,massivekindsofcoursesareinhighdemandthesedays.Inpastyears,whencomingtostudyacourseoraccessaspecifictraining,peopletendtoattendtraditionalclasses,whereallthestudentssitinacertainclassroomandtheteacherstandsontheplatform.Nowadays,withpopularizationofinternet,onlineclasshasbecomegraduallypopularamongpeople.ThismeanswecanstudywheneverwecanandwhateverwewantwiththehelpofInternet.Therefore,peoplewhowanttohaveclassesmaybepuzzledaboutwhichoneisbetter.Generallyspeaking,bothofthemhavemeritsanddemerits.Weshouldchooserationallybetweenthem.Ingeneral,therearethreeaspectsofadvantagesaboutonlinelearning.Inthefirstplace,itistheinitiativethatonlinelearningcanchangethepassivityofstudyinto.Inthetraditionalclass,teachersstandontheplatformandstudentssimplyaccepttheknowledgepassively.Sometimeswhenfeelingsleepyortired,studentsarestillrequiredtolistencarefully.Butonlinelearningisquitedifferent;itcansupplyaterraceforstudentstochoosenotonlycourses,teachersbuttheperiodtheyliketotakethecourse;thus,studentsmaybemuchmorewillingtotakethecourseandlearnitontheirownpace.Itimprovestheefficiencyandmotivationofstudy.Secondly,peoplewouldderiveconvenienceandflexibilityfromtheonlinelearning.Onlinecoursehasbrokenthebarriersofgeographyandtheconstraintsoftraditionalclassroomteaching.Sostudentsdonothavetoattendthephysicalcampusandtheycanscheduletheirtimemorefreelywithoutmassivelimitations.Thesituationthatyouhavetorebuffthepartieswithyourcollegesjustbecauseyouhavetoattendthecourseswouldprobablynotoccuragain.Lastbutnotleast,costissuescanberegardedasthebiggestadvantage.Manypeoplewilltakecostsintoconsiderationwhenchoosingwhichkindofcoursestotake.‘Typically,onlineschoolsdon'thavetodealwiththecostsofclassroomsortheupkeepofclassroomsthewaytraditionaleducationdoes,cuttingoperation.Housingcostsforstudentsisanotherexpensethatonlineeducationstudentsdon'thavetocontendw'ith.Dillon,J(2010.9)“OnlineVSTraditional”.ChinaDSaiolyt,hBe2c.ostofonlineeducationmaycostslightlylessthantraditionaleducationanditisbeyondmostpeople'saffordability.However,whileonlinelearningoffersconvenienceforthosewhoarealwaysabletoattendphysicalclasses,aswellastheabilitytosetyouownlearningpace,itstillhassomedrawbackscomparedwithtraditionalclass.Fielding,M(2014.7)“TypesofonlinelearnersTheGuardian,B5.Althoughbothonlinecourseandtraditionalcoursehaveinstructorstoteachyouknowledge,youdonotgetone-on-oneinstructionsfromaprofessorinpersoninonlineclass.Buttheface-to-facecommunicationcanbeeasilyrealizedintraditionalclasswiththeinstructorsgivingyoumoredirectionsinlearning.What'smore,intraditionalclasseswhichstudentsstudytogether,itisconvenientforstudentstohavediscussionsandcreateanacademicatmosphereamongthem.Studentstherearealltryingtoovertakeoneanother.Soevenlearningthesameknowledge,thosewhoattendthetraditionalclassesmightgetbetterresults.Admittedly,thedrawbacksoftraditionalclassarequiteapparent.Besidestheflexibility,timespentontransportationisanotherfactor.Massivetimeisusuallyrequiredonthewaytothecampus.TakingcoursesovertheInternetisconvenientwhiletraditionalclassoffersface-to-faceinstruction.Whichtochoosebetweenthemdependsoneveryindividual.Onlineclassesareflexibleandsettingyourownpaceisanobvioustraitofit.Sothosewholackself-disciplineprobablydonotsuitforit.Also,duetothetimelimitation,theknowledgethattheteacherstalkaboutinonlineclassisusuallynotdetailedandspecific.Inmostcases,diggingthedeepmeaningofsomeambiguoustermsbyyourselfishighlyrequiredinonlinelearning.Ontheotherhand,ifyoudon'tknowanythingaboutthesubjectandyouhavelittleornobackgroundknowledge,atraditionalcoursemightbeabetteroptionforyouF.ielding,M(2014.7)“Typesofonlinelearners”.TheGuardian,B5.Sinceitsrise,theInternethasbeenplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinourdailylife.Onlinecourse,asapartoftheInternetutilization,hasbecomeapopularmeansoflearningformanynetizens.Comparedwithtraditionalcourses,ithasitsownadvantagesbutalsodrawbacks.Howtochoosebetweenthemdependsonplentyoffactors.Asforthosewholackself-disciplineandbackgroundknowledge,traditionalclassmightbemoresuitableforthem.