Able activity Based Learning and Entertainment: Lifelong Learning Challenges in the Digital Age

2.10 Pros And Cons Of E-Learning

Pros:

- No expenses in terms of accomodation

- Studying at your own pace, no need to rush things

- Every student has the same opportunities and the same rate of participation

- Broadening of one's horizons by meeting different students from different parts of the country/world

- Helps the student gain responsability

- The alumni will develop their internet and computer skills unconsciously

- The students are able to learn while "on the go" - Mobile learning

- Different teaching methods give different knowledge

- It allows you to minimize the fear and shyness one can have in a traditional training group.

Cons:

- Inability of time management by students with poor or no studying habits.

- Reduced feedback and the teacher may not be available on demand.

- Students may go unnoticed by the teachers

- Slow internet connections, bugs, technological handicaps.

- Internet distractions

- Digital illiteracy

- Identification of students (the task is performed by another person, not the student)

- Plagiarism

- Lack of personal contact

- Reviewing the correctness and suitability of the educational material continuously and making the necessary changes within a short time

- An e-learning student and teacher see their relationship as a professional talking to another professional, not student/tutor relationship, and for those who are used to this latter form of relationship it may take a while to change their mind-sets.