Online tuition could be the window for you to the outside world. You get to meet students and tutors from different countries. These interactions could make you understand the dynamics and culture of other countries. These are vital skills necessary to succeed in the future global village. These courses increase your appetite for knowledge and make you understand the avenues.

Online tutoring is very much similar to face to face tutoring, with the difference being that tutors will rarely or never meet students and will therefore need to work harder to emulate the school atmosphere and group dynamic characteristic of conventional education of the face to face tutoring.

There are four major categories of online tuition:

Self study: You set the schedule and study at your own speed. You need to have very high self motivation to succeed in doing this.

Asynchronous study: You attend a class with an instructor and other students, although not at the same time. You attend classes as and when you like. You get support and feedback from your teacher and classmates. It’s generally faster than self study.

Synchronous Broadcast: You attend a class with an instructor and other students. The content delivery is real-time. But this method lacks the one-on-one interaction.

Synchronous study: You attend live lectures via computer at the comfort of your home and ask questions using microphones and speakers. This format is the most interactive of the four and feels the most like a real classroom. Flexibility is the same as the real classroom.

The biggest advantage of online tuition is that your classroom and instructor are available 24/7. You can clear the doubt by getting online for a chat or sending a mail to the instructor. You never miss a class, even if you miss, you can reschedule the class missed or probably get it back from the video archive. Everything you need to make your learning more enjoyable and interesting is at your fingertips. In fact the whole world of information is in front of you.

The flexibility you get is immense. You decide the time you study and with whom you want to study. You can easily ask for a replacement for a teacher if you don’t feel comfortable with him, without having to face him again.

You don’t get tired of traveling, which would improve your concentration on the topic taught. And the weather condition outside doesn’t matter to you anymore, Rain or Snow

Because of the one-on-one nature of online education, you can clarify your doubts fast and move forward quickly. People are not comfortable asking questions in class for fear of feeling stupid. This can be avoided by typing in the chat window. You can always shoot a mail to you instructor seamlessly even after the class is finished. This is not always possible with traditional schools, because you tend to forget the questions or you don’t have the courage to get up and ask a silly question.

Online tuition could be the window for you to the outside world. You get to meet students and tutors from different countries. These interactions could make you understand the dynamics and culture of other countries. These are vital skills necessary to succeed in the future global village.

Terrific post Fikry! I totally agree with all you have written. I am a big fan of online education and I truly believe it is the future of education. One of the points you mention is meeting people from different cultures, that is one of the biggest positives to me. How incredible it is to chat with people that I never would have met had I been at a local school/college and on a daily basis. Wonderful :)

Hello!

Debbie , you , Marco together with (Little )Sandra and Patrick are so wonderful , even in his blame, Marco has the quality of a good guy ,indeed …You all deserve respect .

Hi Fikry… it’s been a long time since I’ve been on… missed your fabulous posts!! Very informative & educational!! I agree that online education is a great way for a student to broaden thier horizons as well as meet ppl. from different cultures & backgrounds… online learning is definitely where the future is headed!

Well… it has been a long time since I’ve been on… when did Debbie change her picture out??! =)

@Brandy: Hi! Debbie changed her profile photo a while back. (I believe it was the same day she launched synchronous singin’ on cam.)

Yes, correct! It was DJ lol :) I like that!
Hi Brandi! Great to have you back here.

Blame! Fabulous. :)

Hi!

Martin ( FOFO ) loves Marco .

I have to agree with the good Dr.! I was a skeptic regarding online anything at first. I felt it lacked the personal touch that we in society need and have been without for so long the more technical we become. I still agree with this.

However….I also have to say that my son has responded well to tutoring here and shows a genuine want to learn. Where as, in school with his teachers, he’s very shy to raise his hand in class and say, “I don’t understand.” Therefore, he doesn’t learn anything and just gets further and further behind. With a tutor online, he’s not embarrassed to say, “I don’t understand.”

I’m sure most of it has to do with the tutor, teaching style and willing participant that makes it successful. I guess when you are lucky enough to hit upon all three in succession, you have a winner. :) Great post….

Missed you too Brandi .